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Suffield vs Plainfield vs Franklin
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%).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
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 | Plainfield | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
15,141 |
2,004Lowest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
40.3±4.3 about the CT average |
| Suffield and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Franklin 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% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Suffield and Franklin 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% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield 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±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$105,000±$10k 10% above CT |
| Suffield and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$326,200±$20k 11% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$767±$529Lowest 48% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,209 37% below CT |
$3,934Lowest 41% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
84.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #57 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Suffield School District | Plainfield School District | Franklin School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Plainfield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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| 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.