What stands out worked out from the figures below

Wolcott has the highest household income ($111k).

Plainfield has the most renters (26.4% rent).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Wolcott	Plainfield
People
Population	16,279Highest	15,141Lowest
Median age	44.4±2.5Highest 8% above CT	37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT
Kids under 18	19.4%±3.1 CT: 20.2%	19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	18.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%	16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Wolcott and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	37%Highest CT: 42.5%	15%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Plainfield and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$110,850±$10kHighest 16% above CT	$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$326,200±$17kHighest 11% below CT	$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,464±$913Highest about the CT average	$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT
	Wolcott and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,799Highest 13% below CT	$4,209Lowest 37% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	49.8%±24.2Highest CT: 52.6%	39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Wolcott and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	1.8%Lowest CT: 10%	8.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 13% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	11.2%±3.1Highest CT: 16%	10%±4Lowest CT: 16%
	Wolcott 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	#76 of 149 in CT	#131 of 149 in CT
School district	Wolcott School District	Plainfield School District
High school in town	Wolcott High School	Plainfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.1Lowest	10.3Highest
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Old photos in History	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.