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Baltic vs Seymour vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Seymour has the most people working from home (16.4%).
Plainfield has the shortest commute (27 min average).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Baltic | Seymour | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,157Lowest |
16,889Highest |
15,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 37.8±15.8 8% below CT |
41.6±3Highest about the CT average |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Seymour and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±5.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Seymour and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1% CT: 42.5% |
33.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Seymour and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,958±$47kLowest 28% below CT |
$107,708±$15kHighest 12% above CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$370,000±$19kHighest about the CT average |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,247±$141 16% below CT |
$1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,799Lowest 43% below CT |
$6,635Highest about the CT average |
$4,209 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.3%±13.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Seymour and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
74.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Seymour and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #105 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Seymour School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | — | Seymour High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.