Compare towns
Hazardville vs Suffield vs Plainfield vs Somers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hazardville has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Plainfield has the most renters (26.4% rent).
Somers has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
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 | Hazardville | Suffield | Plainfield | Somers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,022Lowest |
15,702Highest |
15,141 |
10,308 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +49.4% CT: +0.9% |
— | — | — |
| Median age | 43.2±6.3 5% above CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
43.1±2.6 5% above CT |
| Suffield and Hazardville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Somers and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Hazardville and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.4% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
37.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield and Hazardville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,893±$20k 14% below CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$124,705±$15kHighest 30% above CT |
| Somers and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,900±$20kLowest 34% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$395,800±$21k 8% above CT |
| Suffield and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,530±$299Highest about the CT average |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,184±$346Lowest 20% below CT |
| Hazardville and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,948 26% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.1%±8.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±13.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Hazardville and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
2.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 11%±3 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
16.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Somers 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 | — | #57 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #66 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Suffield School District | Plainfield School District | Somers School District |
| High school in town | — | Suffield High School | Plainfield High School | Somers High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Highest |
10.3 |
7.7Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.