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Plainville vs Suffield vs Winchester
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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Winchester has the oldest population (median age 49.1).
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 | Suffield | Winchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551Highest |
15,702 |
10,284Lowest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5Lowest 8% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT |
| Winchester and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.4%±2.9Lowest 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% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Winchester 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% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
27.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest 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±$7k 12% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$66,519±$12kLowest 31% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14k 31% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$249,500±$17kLowest 32% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,174±$116 21% below CT |
| Suffield and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798 28% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,780Lowest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
48.9%±15.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
12.8%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
65.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
26 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #97 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Suffield School District | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | Suffield High School | Northwestern Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
10.9 |
9.7Lowest |
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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.