Compare towns
Middletown vs Plainfield vs Seymour
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middletown has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Seymour has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Middletown | Plainfield | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 47,958Highest |
15,141Lowest |
16,889 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 38.1±1.5 7% below CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
41.6±3Highest about the CT average |
| Seymour and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±1.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9 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+ | 16.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Highest 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+ | 40.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.5%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,438±$6k 17% below CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$107,708±$15kHighest 12% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,300±$11k 20% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$370,000±$19kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,446±$45 about the CT average |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,412 3% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$6,635Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.7%±5.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Middletown and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
74.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Seymour and Middletown 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 | #121 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services | Plainfield School District | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Middletown High School | Plainfield High School | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
10.3Lowest |
11.8Highest |
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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.