Plainfield makes Connecticut’s top 10 on 3 lists
Plainfield is ranked on 35 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Plainfield marked.
Plainfield lands in the top half on 6 of 22 lists
Each dot is Plainfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Plainfield does best come first.
Younger than 93% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Plainfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for affordable rent
Lists where Plainfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Plainfield out-ranks 1 of its 6 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every CT list, and where Plainfield lands
36 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
#2 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#22
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#30
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#9
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
#6 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#74 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#136
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#90
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#39 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#83
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#135
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#103 Health
Healthiest#1 Darien · 100 / 100
#141
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#139
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#148
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#139
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#124
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#146
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#116 
People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#153
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#13
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#144
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#126
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#76 
The number on the right is Plainfield’s spot. All of Connecticut’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every CT list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.