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Plainfield vs Webster vs Seymour
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Webster has the most renters (54.5% rent).
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 | Webster | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
12,228Lowest |
16,889Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S. |
37.2±2.1 4% below U.S. |
41.6±3Highest 7% above U.S. |
| Seymour and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
21.8%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±2.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Seymour and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
18.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
33.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.4%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Seymour and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,993±$8k 5% below U.S. |
$63,837±$8kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$107,708±$15kHighest 33% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$333,100±$14k about the U.S. average |
$370,000±$19kHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70 15% below U.S. |
$1,198±$85Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,608±$86Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209 35% above U.S. |
$3,234Lowest 4% above U.S. |
$6,635Highest 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.1%±7.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.2%±17.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
16%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
45.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | #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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U.S. 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.