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Suffield vs Plainville vs Brooklyn
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%).
Plainville has the most affordable homes ($254k median).
Brooklyn has the most kids (20.6% 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 | Plainville | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
17,551Highest |
8,517Lowest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
44.3±1.5Lowest 8% above CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
| Brooklyn and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and Suffield 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% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Brooklyn 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 |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
| Suffield and Brooklyn 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 |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$315,200±$28k 14% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,126±$147 24% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,798 28% below CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| 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% CT: 10% |
6.5%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #57 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Plainville High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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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.