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Canterbury vs Plainfield vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canterbury has the oldest population (median age 48.4).
Plainfield has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Canterbury | Plainfield | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,124Lowest |
15,141 |
15,702Highest |
| Median age | 48.4±4.5Highest 18% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Canterbury and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,198±$6k 8% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Suffield and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $334,200±$12k 9% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $924±$367Lowest 38% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,140Lowest 38% below CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±13 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.9% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Canterbury 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 | #125 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Canterbury School District | Plainfield School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Plainfield High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.3Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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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.