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Putnam vs Plainfield vs Seymour
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
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 | Putnam | Plainfield | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,292Lowest |
15,141 |
16,889Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±3Highest 6% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
41.6±3 about the CT average |
| Putnam and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Putnam and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
33.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Seymour and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$107,708±$15kHighest 12% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$370,000±$19kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
$6,635Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Seymour and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
74.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5Highest CT: 16% |
| 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 | #128 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Putnam School District | Plainfield School District | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Putnam High School | Plainfield High School | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
10.3 |
11.8Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.