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Willimantic vs Plainville vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Plainville has the oldest population (median age 44.3).
Plainfield has the most homeowners (73.6%).
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 | Willimantic | Plainville | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,096Highest |
17,551 |
15,141Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
37±4.5 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.2% CT: 42.5% |
30%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$84,343±$7kHighest 12% below CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
| Plainville and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$254,000±$14k 31% below CT |
$272,100±$16kHighest 26% below CT |
| Plainfield and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,126±$147 24% below CT |
$1,204±$70Highest 19% below CT |
| Plainfield and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,678 30% below CT |
$4,798Highest 28% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Willimantic and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
67.7% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 12% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Plainville and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #89 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | — | Plainville High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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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.