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Westbrook vs Plainfield vs Clinton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westbrook has the most people working from home (19%).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Clinton has the highest household income ($125k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Westbrook | Plainfield | Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,856Lowest |
15,141Highest |
13,377 |
| Median age | 58.2±3.7Highest 42% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
50.5±3 23% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 9.6%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.1%±2.6 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.8% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2 CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,202±$23k 5% below CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$124,824±$14kHighest 30% above CT |
| Clinton and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $434,300±$42kHighest 18% above CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$380,000±$14k 4% above CT |
| Westbrook and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$176Highest 4% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,395±$105 6% below CT |
| Westbrook and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,829 12% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$6,151Highest 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.8%±17.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
43.5%±14.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Westbrook and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
5.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.6% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
84.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
29 minHighest 10% above CT |
| Work from home | 19%±5Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
11.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #59 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #81 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Westbrook School District | Plainfield School District | Clinton School District |
| High school in town | Westbrook High School | Plainfield High School | The Morgan School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 6.3Lowest |
10.3Highest |
9.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.