Compare towns
Plainfield vs Seymour vs Stepney
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).
Seymour has the most people working from home (16.4%).
Stepney has the highest household income ($154k).
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 | Seymour | Stepney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
16,889Highest |
3,979Lowest |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
41.6±3 about the CT average |
47.1±5.6Highest 15% above CT |
| Stepney and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±5.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Stepney and Plainfield 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% |
16.8%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
17.7%±4.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Stepney 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% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
54.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±5.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Stepney and Seymour 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 |
$107,708±$15k 12% above CT |
$153,966±$16kHighest 61% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$370,000±$19k about the CT average |
$475,800±$53kHighest 30% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,608±$86 8% above CT |
$2,750±$1kHighest 85% above CT |
| Stepney and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$6,635 about the CT average |
$9,309Highest 40% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3 CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±48.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Stepney 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% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
0.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
74.2% CT: 66.5% |
96.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
32 min 21% above CT |
37 minHighest 41% above CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4 CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5Highest CT: 16% |
9.8%±4.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Seymour and Plainfield 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 | #105 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Seymour School District | — |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Seymour High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
11.8Highest |
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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.