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Naugatuck vs Suffield vs Plainfield
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).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
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 | Suffield | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,800Highest |
15,702 |
15,141Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 39.8±2.4 3% below CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 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% |
18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 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% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 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 |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $259,100±$13kLowest 29% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,369±$58 8% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% 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 |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.2%±9.4 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest 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% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 15%±2.8 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Naugatuck School District | Suffield School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Naugatuck High School | Suffield High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2Highest |
10.9 |
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.