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Naugatuck 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
Naugatuck has the most renters (32.2% rent).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
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 | Naugatuck | Plainfield | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,800Highest |
15,141Lowest |
15,702 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 39.8±2.4 3% below CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Naugatuck and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Suffield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Naugatuck and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,324±$9k about the CT average |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $259,100±$13kLowest 29% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,369±$58 8% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
| Suffield and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,362 4% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.2%±9.4 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 15%±2.8 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Naugatuck 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 | #116 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Naugatuck School District | Plainfield School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Naugatuck High School | Plainfield High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
10.3Lowest |
10.9 |
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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.