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Suffield vs Plainville vs Hampton
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 expensive homes ($408k median).
Plainville has the most renters (32.3% rent).
Hampton has the most kids (19.7% 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 | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
17,551Highest |
1,647Lowest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
44.3±1.5Lowest 8% above CT |
51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
| Hampton 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% |
19.7%±5.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Hampton 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 CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
29.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| 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±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
$109,167±$19k 14% above CT |
| Suffield and Hampton 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 |
$295,800±$27k 19% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,285±$288 14% below CT |
| Suffield and Hampton 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 |
$4,798 28% below CT |
$4,364Lowest 34% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.5%±51.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Hampton and Suffield 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% |
6.5%Highest CT: 10% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Hampton 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Suffield School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Hampton 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.