Compare towns
Plainville vs Quinebaug vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainville has the most renters (32.3% rent).
Quinebaug has the oldest population (median age 56.5).
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 | Plainville | Quinebaug | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551Highest |
1,193Lowest |
15,702 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5Lowest 8% above CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Suffield and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30% CT: 42.5% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
$105,181±$36k 10% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Suffield and Quinebaug are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14k 31% below CT |
$237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
— | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798 28% below CT |
$3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Highest CT: 10% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
26 minHighest about the CT average |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug and Suffield 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 | #89 of 149 in CT | — | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | — | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | — | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
— | 10.9Lowest |
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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.