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Newington 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
Newington has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Plainfield has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
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 | Newington | Plainfield | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,896Highest |
15,141Lowest |
15,702 |
| Median age | 45.3±1.7Highest 10% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Newington and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±1.6 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±1.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Newington and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Newington and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,884±$6k 7% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Suffield and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,400±$9k 15% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,524±$107Highest about the CT average |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Newington and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,321 5% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±2.1 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 6.4% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.2% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest same as CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.4%±2.3 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Newington 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 | #87 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Newington School District | Plainfield School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Newington High School | Plainfield High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
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.