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Southwick vs Plainville vs Holbrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Southwick has the most people working from home (16.2%).
Plainville has the most affordable homes ($254k median).
Holbrook has the most expensive homes ($465k 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 | Southwick | Plainville | Holbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,217Lowest |
17,551Highest |
11,380 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +5.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.8±1.8Highest 20% above U.S. |
44.3±1.5 14% above U.S. |
42.8±3.2Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Southwick and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3 U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Holbrook and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.1%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.1%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Southwick and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainville and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $120,462±$16kHighest 49% above U.S. |
$84,343±$7kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$115,210±$14k 43% above U.S. |
| Southwick and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $397,500±$27k 19% above U.S. |
$254,000±$14kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$465,400±$21kHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,332±$72Highest 6% below U.S. |
$1,126±$147 20% below U.S. |
$1,094±$423Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Southwick and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,331 71% above U.S. |
$4,798Lowest 54% above U.S. |
$6,105Highest 96% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±10Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±18.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Southwick and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
67.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
38 minHighest 44% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Southwick and Holbrook 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 | #211 of 282 in MA | #89 of 149 in CT | #234 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Holbrook |
| High school in town | Southwick Regional School | Plainville High School | Holbrook Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Lowest |
11.4 |
14.3Highest |
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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.