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Plainfield vs Middlefield vs Seymour
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Middlefield has the oldest population (median age 51.6).
Seymour has the most people working from home (16.4%).
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 | Plainfield | Middlefield | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
4,243Lowest |
16,889Highest |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
41.6±3 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.9%±4.1Lowest 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+ | 16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
41.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Seymour and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$99,837±$20k 4% above CT |
$107,708±$15kHighest 12% above CT |
| Seymour and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$376,000±$27kHighest about the CT average |
$370,000±$19k about the CT average |
| Middlefield and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,608±$86 8% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$6,853Highest 3% above CT |
$6,635 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
8.1% CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
74.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
10.9%±4.1 CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Seymour and Middlefield 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 | #131 of 149 in CT | #65 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Regional School District 13 | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | None in town | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 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.