Poplar PlainsCT
With 1,141 residents, it is a town in Connecticut.
Is Poplar Plains a good place to live?
92% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Poplar Plains, above both Connecticut’s towns (45%) and U.S. towns (29%). Of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Poplar Plains. We don’t grade Poplar Plains yet; the figures below are still real.
1,141 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
United States Military Academy and 177 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Poplar Plains. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaCiti Field
Big draw36 mi MuseumThe Cloisters
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaEtihad Park
26 mi LandmarkFerncliff CemeteryPhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Citi Field: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Cloisters: Paweł Drozd on Wiki Drozdpl cropped by Beyond My Ken (talk) 17:05, 27 December 2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Etihad Park: Bananza76, CC0 · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Poplar Plains: who provides what
Poplar Plains 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 Poplar Plains.
The average trip to work in Poplar Plains is longer than in the typical Connecticut or U.S. town
Only 1% of working residents stay in Poplar Plains for work; the rest commute out. The middle household income here is $179,000. The top destinations are New York (20%), Westport (16%) and Stamford (8%). Poplar Plains: 1.9% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Poplar Plains | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 43 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $179,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.9% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 11% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Poplar Plains has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Poplar Plains sits above 69% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 73% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Poplar Plains’ year
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 21°, and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Poplar Plains stands out in Connecticut and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have obesity
Among adults in Poplar Plains, 17% binge drink. No town among the 155 in Connecticut we compare has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Poplar Plains. Just over one in ten adults in Poplar Plains report frequent mental distress; 8.1% report frequent physical distress. Only 3 of the 155 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than Poplar Plains.
| Poplar Plains | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 30% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 4.6% | 9.7% | 14% |
| What stands out | Poplar Plains | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 2.3% | 9.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.2% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Poplar Plains
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Poplar Plains
About 6 of every 100 Poplar Plains residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
99% of working residents leave Poplar Plains for work
Where Poplar Plains’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Poplar Plains
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
Poplar Plains is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It occupies the northwest corner of the town and is bordered to the southwest by the city of Norwalk, to the northwest by the town of Wilton, to the northeast by the town of Weston, to the east by the Saugatuck River, and to the south by the Merritt Parkway. As of the 2020 census, Poplar Plains had a population of 1,322. Poplar Plains was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 105 ft
Questions about Poplar Plains
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Poplar Plains, CT a good place to live?
We don’t grade Poplar Plains yet; the figures below are still real.