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Plainfield Village is a small town of 2,316 people in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 12 miles from Norwich, CT and 28 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,316people
$233kTypical home
$1,267/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
38"Snow
230Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,316
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,358 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Providence, RI
- 12 mi to Norwich, CT
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,467/mo)
- Median rent $1,267/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (15 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (73 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to WST airport
- 26 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 187 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 673 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 246 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region: R+15 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk