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Suffield vs Pascoag vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Pascoag has the most kids (19.7% under 18).
Plainville has the most affordable homes ($254k 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 | Suffield | Pascoag | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
4,410Lowest |
17,551Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
39.1±3.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.3±1.5 14% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
19.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Pascoag and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.1%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Pascoag and Plainville 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
26.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
30% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainville and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13k 48% above U.S. |
$121,369±$34kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$84,343±$7kLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Pascoag and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$365,000±$47k 10% above U.S. |
$254,000±$14kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Suffield and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,319±$444 7% below U.S. |
$1,126±$147Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Suffield and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$4,395Lowest 41% above U.S. |
$4,798 54% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.1%±27.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±12.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Suffield and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
67.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #57 of 149 in CT | — | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | — | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | — | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
— | 11.4Highest |
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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.