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Wrentham vs Plainfield vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wrentham has the highest household income ($152k).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Plainville has the most renters (29.6% 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 | Wrentham | Plainfield | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,297 |
15,141Highest |
9,943Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +20.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.2Highest 20% above U.S. |
37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S. |
43.2±3.6 11% above U.S. |
| Wrentham and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Wrentham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±3.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plainville and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainfield and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $151,676±$17kHighest 88% above U.S. |
$76,993±$8kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$104,106±$13k 29% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $654,900±$26kHighest 97% above U.S. |
$272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$476,000±$35k 43% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$628Lowest 16% below U.S. |
$1,204±$70 15% below U.S. |
$1,977±$197Highest 40% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,373Highest 136% above U.S. |
$4,209Lowest 35% above U.S. |
$5,329 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.6%±15.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.8%±13.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plainville and Wrentham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
70.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 min 10% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wrentham and Plainville 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 | #49 of 282 in MA | #131 of 149 in CT | #102 of 282 in MA |
| School district | King Philip · Wrentham | Plainfield School District | Plainville |
| High school in town | King Philip Regional High | Plainfield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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U.S. 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.