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Suffield vs Vernon vs Plainfield
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).
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).
Plainfield has the most kids (19.4% 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 | Vernon | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
30,577Highest |
15,141Lowest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
39.4±2.5 4% below CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±2 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Vernon 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% |
18.6%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Vernon 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% |
38% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Vernon and Plainfield 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 |
$85,356±$6k 11% below CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$275,500±$11k 25% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,425±$77Highest 4% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
| Vernon and Suffield 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 |
$5,804 13% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 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% |
13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
13.4%±2.5 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Vernon 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 | #107 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Vernon School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Rockville High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
12.1Highest |
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.