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Springfield vs Plainfield vs Seymour
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most renters (50.4% rent).
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 | Springfield | Plainfield | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 154,749Highest |
15,141Lowest |
16,889 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 33.7±0.5Lowest 13% below U.S. |
37±4.5 5% below U.S. |
41.6±3Highest 7% above U.S. |
| Seymour and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±0.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
19.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 13.2%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±2.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Seymour and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±0.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.4%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Springfield and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,656±$2kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$76,993±$8k 5% below U.S. |
$107,708±$15kHighest 33% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,000±$4kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$272,100±$16k 18% below U.S. |
$370,000±$19kHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,144±$55Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$1,204±$70 15% below U.S. |
$1,608±$86Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,695Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,209 35% above U.S. |
$6,635Highest 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±3.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.2%±17.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Springfield and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 23% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.4%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #276 of 282 in MA | #131 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Springfield | Plainfield School District | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Springfield Central High | Plainfield High School | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
10.3Lowest |
11.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.