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Suffield vs Hartford vs Plainfield
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 most people working from home (18.4%).
Hartford has the most renters (74.3% rent).
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 | Suffield | Hartford | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
121,127Highest |
15,141Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
33.1±0.6Lowest 19% below CT |
37±4.5 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.7%±1.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Hartford and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
12.2%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Suffield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.4% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$46,411±$3kLowest 52% below CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$228,600±$8kLowest 38% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,269±$25 15% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
| Suffield and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,603 31% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
59.4%±3.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
26.3%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
25.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
9.4%±1.3Lowest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #57 of 149 in CT | #146 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Judicial Centers | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
15.9Highest |
10.3Lowest |
| 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.