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Suffield vs Plainville vs Windham
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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% 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 | Plainville | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Lowest |
17,551 |
23,961Highest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
| 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 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windham 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% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest 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% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$254,000±$14k 31% below CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,126±$147 24% below CT |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,798 28% below CT |
$4,633Lowest 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windham 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% CT: 10% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7% CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 3% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
24 min 8% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #57 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT | #143 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Plainville High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
11.4Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.