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Pomfret vs Suffield vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pomfret has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Plainville has the most affordable homes ($254k 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 | Pomfret | Suffield | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,317Lowest |
15,702 |
17,551Highest |
| Median age | 45.9±3.7Highest 12% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
44.3±1.5Lowest 8% above CT |
| Pomfret and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
30%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,476±$8k 13% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
| Suffield and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,100±$28kHighest 12% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Pomfret and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,210±$300 19% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Suffield and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,903 11% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,798Lowest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Pomfret and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below CT |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.2%±5.2 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Pomfret 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 | #39 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Pomfret School District | Suffield School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Suffield High School | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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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.