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Woodbridge vs Plainfield vs Hamden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Woodbridge has the most expensive homes ($588k median).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% 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.
| Measure | Woodbridge | Plainfield | Hamden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,073Lowest |
15,141 |
61,045Highest |
| Median age | 48.7±2.3Highest 18% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
38.7±0.9 6% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 24.7%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Woodbridge and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $188,750±$34kHighest 97% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$98,306±$7k about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $588,100±$40kHighest 60% above CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$298,200±$9k 19% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,808±$110Highest 22% above CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,746±$50 17% above CT |
| Woodbridge and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$7,784 17% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.1%±23.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Woodbridge and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
9.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 same as CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±5.5Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
| Woodbridge and Hamden 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 | #16 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #122 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District | Plainfield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services |
| High school in town | Amity Regional High School | Plainfield High School | Hamden High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
10.3Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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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.