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Plainville vs Surry vs Southington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainville has the most affordable homes ($254k median).
Surry has the most homeowners (91.6%).
Southington has the highest household income ($124k).
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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 | Surry | Southington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551 |
1,052Lowest |
43,803Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +12% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.3±1.5Lowest 14% above U.S. |
44.7±5.1 15% above U.S. |
45±1.4Highest 16% above U.S. |
| Southington and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±1.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Surry and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.3%±7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Surry and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.6%±6.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.3%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Surry and Southington 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 4% above U.S. |
$110,125±$25k 36% above U.S. |
$124,309±$9kHighest 54% above U.S. |
| Southington and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$331,400±$23k about the U.S. average |
$373,800±$10kHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,955±$374Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,472±$77 4% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798Lowest 54% above U.S. |
$6,384Highest 105% above U.S. |
$6,206 99% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±74.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.9%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Southington 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
22 min 17% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16%±7.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.3%±2.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Southington and Surry 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 | — | #51 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | — | Southington School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | — | Southington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.