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Woodstock vs Plainfield vs Beacon Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Woodstock has the most expensive homes ($417k median).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
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 | Woodstock | Plainfield | Beacon Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,319 |
15,141Highest |
6,147Lowest |
| Median age | 49.3±5.9Highest 20% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
48.4±3.8 18% above CT |
| Woodstock and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±3.7 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Beacon Falls and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
44.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,011±$21kHighest 17% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$101,516±$42k 6% above CT |
| Woodstock and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $417,200±$22kHighest 14% above CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$350,300±$34k 5% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,202±$94Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,357 19% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$6,534Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±16Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Beacon Falls and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.1% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
85.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
| Work from home | 12.5%±4.5 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Beacon Falls and Woodstock 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 | #85 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #77 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Woodstock School District · The Woodstock Academy District | Plainfield School District | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | The Woodstock Academy | Plainfield High School | Woodland Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.2Highest |
10.3Lowest |
11.2 |
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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.