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Seymour vs Suffield vs Plainfield vs Beacon Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
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 | Seymour | Suffield | Plainfield | Beacon Falls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 16,889Highest |
15,702 |
15,141 |
6,147Lowest |
| Median age | 41.6±3 about the CT average |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT |
| Beacon Falls and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
18%±4.8 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+ | 16.8%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Beacon Falls and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.3% CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
44.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2 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 | $107,708±$15k 12% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$101,516±$42k 6% above CT |
| Suffield and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $370,000±$19k about the CT average |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$350,300±$34k 5% below CT |
| Suffield and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,608±$86 8% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
| Beacon Falls and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,635Highest about the CT average |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$6,534 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.2%±17.3 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.2% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
85.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±3.5 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Beacon Falls 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 | #105 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #77 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Seymour School District | Suffield School District | Plainfield School District | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | Seymour High School | Suffield High School | Plainfield High School | Woodland Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
10.9 |
10.3Lowest |
11.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.