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41.68° N · 71.92° W · GEOID 0960090

Plainfield Village

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut · part of the Putnam, CT metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Plainfield Village is home to 2,316 people. Median household income is $54,375 a year and median rent is $1,267 a month, 28.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $232,600, about 4.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,267
7% below the median place
Median household income
$54,375
32% below the median place
Median home value
$232,600
27% below the median place
Unemployment
6.0%
23% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Plainfield Village

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 8% a year while household income rose 0.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 95% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • The median resident is 27.4 years old, younger than in 97% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • Only 30% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 93% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 62 Connecticut places.
  • The median rent takes 28.0% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 91% of places its size.
  • Renters occupy 50% of homes, more than in 90% of places its size.
01

Moving to Plainfield Village

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region gains about 8.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in4,004
Moved out3,356
Net+648

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Connecticut, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ConnecticutOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$64K
Leavers$63K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.2% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region report $64,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $63,300.
Income you would need
$50,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,267 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,815 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $232,600.
Getting to work
31 minutes each way on average; 11.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Bensley, VA matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people5
8.1
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
3.2%
62% above the median place
Income of households moving out5
$63,343
10% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePlainfield VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.2%9% below
Moved from another state1County figure3.2%62% above
Net movers per 1,000 people5County figure8.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5County figure$64,0039% below
Income of households moving out5County figure$63,34310% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 30.4%, 40% below the median place.

Plainfield Village28.0%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$50,680
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
28.0%
37% above the median place
Home price to income
4.3x
13% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
28%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$38,800
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Plainfield Village, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Valley Falls, SC22.0% vs 28.0%n/aCompare
Willow Oak, FL20.4% vs 28.0%n/aCompare
Fair Oaks, GA25.0% vs 28.0%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
30.4%
40% below the median place
Median year built1
1955
1% below the median place
Homeownership1
49.8%
25% below the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasurePlainfield VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,2677% below
Rent to income128.0%37% above
Property tax rate11.6%70% above
Home price to income14.3x13% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,5683% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,59910% above
Median home value1$232,60027% below
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure6.6%108% above
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure61.8%20% above
Homeownership149.8%25% below
Renters paying 30%+130.4%40% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8153% below
Vacant homes1County figure5.6%21% below
Median year built119551% below
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $25,707, 36% below the median place.

Income per person1
$25,707
36% below the median place
Median household income1
$54,375
32% below the median place
Mean commute1
31 min
25% above the median place
All 9 work and pay measures
MeasurePlainfield VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$54,37532% below
Income per person1$25,70736% below
Unemployment1County figure6.0%23% above
Average annual pay4County figure$60,4408% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs4County figure29,05581% below
Poverty rate1County figure7.5%30% below
Mean commute131 min25% above
Works from home1County figure11.9%4% below
04

Who lives here

Median age is 27.4, 30% below the median place.

Median age1
27.4
30% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
16.5%
48% below the median place
High school or higher1
85.6%
7% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance8.6% +34%
Homes with broadband90.9% −2%
Household size2.4 −4%
All 8 people measures
MeasurePlainfield VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,3166646th largest
Median age127.430% below
Bachelor's or higher116.5%48% below
High school or higher185.6%7% below
Household size12.44% below
Born abroad1County figure4.4%50% below
No health insurance18.6%34% above
Homes with broadband190.9%2% below
05

Life in Plainfield Village

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents17.3 +70%
Playgrounds per 10k25.9 2.8×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.9 +16%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.6 2.8×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars18.6 −11%
Shops28.6 −6%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.6 −12%
Doctors' offices and clinics11.4 −44%
Child care centers2.2 −4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher9
11.3
27% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6
11.4
44% below the median place
Public schools9
34
278% above the median place
All 15 schools and local life measures
MeasurePlainfield VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure34278% above
Public school students9County figure11,909143% above
Students per teacher9County figure11.327% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k6County figure18.611% below
Shops per 10k6County figure28.66% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6County figure3.612% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6County figure11.444% below
Child care centers per 10k6County figure2.24% below
Parks per 10k717.370% above
Playgrounds per 10k725.9175% above
Grocery stores per 10k70.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k712.916% above
Libraries per 10k70.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails70.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi70.6181% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 13, 93% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
13
93% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
52
96% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Wildfire risk10
22.9
63% below the median place
Tornado risk10
28.3
65% below the median place
Heat wave risk10
49.7
45% below the median place
All 5 weather and risk measures
MeasurePlainfield VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Natural hazard risk10County figure62.832% below
Hurricane risk10County figure86.222% above
Tornado risk10County figure28.365% below
Wildfire risk10County figure22.963% below
Heat wave risk10County figure49.745% below
08

Plainfield Village in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 30% of the median income in 2030, up from 28% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,267/mo (2024)$1,660/mo$1,360 to $2,020/mo+4.6%
Median household income$54,375 (2024)$67,000$56,500 to $79,500+3.6%
Median home value$232,600 (2024)$328,000$238,000 to $452,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 4.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Plainfield Village

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Bensley, VA$1,238$50,547Compare
La Cresta, CA$1,177$49,605Compare
Hinesville, GA$1,212$60,028Compare
Dinuba, CA$1,209$59,484Compare
Dinuba, CAHinesville, GALa Cresta, CABensley, VAPlainfield Village, CTPlainfield VillageBensleyLa CrestaHinesvilleDinubaPlainfield VillageBensleyLa CrestaHinesvilleDinuba

Common questions

Is Plainfield Village a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 8% a year while household income rose 0.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 95% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 65 Connecticut places. The median resident is 27.4 years old, younger than in 97% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 65 Connecticut places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Plainfield Village expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 28.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $232,600.

What salary do you need to live in Plainfield Village?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $50,680 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Plainfield Village safe?

There were 13 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Plainfield Village?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bensley, VA, La Cresta, CA, Hinesville, GA and Dinuba, CA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  6. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  7. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  8. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Plainfield Village with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Plainfield Village itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/plainfield-village-connecticut

Citytistics. “Plainfield Village, Connecticut.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/plainfield-village-connecticut/

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