Mill PlainCT
A town of 2,033, settled in 1826.
Is Mill Plain a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Perrys Millponds Open Space, at 38 acres. We don’t grade Mill Plain yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Mill Plain for work
Where Mill Plain’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
United States Military Academy and 124 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mill Plain. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw40 mi MuseumThe Cloisters
31 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
19 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
38 mi Zoo & aquariumBronx Zoo
34 mi Stadium & arenaNassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumPhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · The Cloisters: Paweł Drozd on Wiki Drozdpl cropped by Beyond My Ken (talk) 17:05, 27 December 2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bronx Zoo: Stavenn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum: iMatthew // talk //, Public domain
Moving to Mill Plain: who provides what
Mill Plain is unincorporated, so Fairfield County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mill Plain.
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Mill Plain than in most of Connecticut or the rest of the country
The top destinations are Fairfield (18%), Stamford (10%) and New York (9%). Employers in Mill Plain added 101 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 165. Also worth knowing: only 7 of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare have a higher median household income than Mill Plain. The typical journey to work for Mill Plain comes to 29 minutes.
| Mill Plain | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $200,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 15% | 16% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Mill Plain, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 24° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 34 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Mill Plain is
7.7% of Mill Plain adults have diabetes, below both the Connecticut town median (9.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). This Connecticut town does better than the Connecticut average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. The share of adults in Mill Plain who have obesity: 23%.
| Mill Plain | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 30% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.7% | 9.4% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 9.7% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mill Plain | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.6% | 14.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.7% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Mill Plain, 5.6% of the land is conserved
4 parks and preserves cover 51 acres in Mill Plain.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Perrys Millponds Open Space | — | 38 |
| 2. Mill Hollow Park | — | 10 |
| 3. Mill Plain Green | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Mill Plain: inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Mill Plain, 62% come from inland flooding and 27% from hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in just over half of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Mill Plain
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Mill Plain
About 5 of every 100 Mill Plain residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
About Mill Plain
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
Mill Plain is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the southern part of the town, directly north of the downtown area of Fairfield and northeast of Southport. It is bordered to the west by the Mill River, to the south by Interstate 95, to the east by Mill Plain Road, and to the north by Duck Farm Road. Mill Plain was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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Mill Plain’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Mill Plain.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Plain | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southport | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mill Plain and Southport aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mill Plain with a neighbor →
Questions about Mill Plain
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mill Plain, CT a good place to live?
We don’t grade Mill Plain yet; the figures below are still real.