What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ashford has the most affordable homes ($335k median).

Suffield has the shortest commute (26 min average).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Ashford	Suffield
People
Population	4,226Lowest	15,702Highest
Median age	37.9±10.3Lowest 8% below CT	44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT
	Suffield and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.5%±5.5Highest CT: 20.2%	16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Ashford and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.9%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5%	18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Ashford and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	35.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%	40.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1%	4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$121,926±$23kHighest 27% above CT	$119,472±$13kLowest 25% above CT
	Ashford and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$334,800±$18kLowest 9% below CT	$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,246±$208Lowest 16% below CT	$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT
	Suffield and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,982Highest 5% above CT	$6,456Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47%±26Lowest CT: 52.6%	51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6%
	Suffield and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.4%Highest CT: 10%	4.6%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	76.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%	86.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT	1979Lowest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 30% above CT	26 minLowest 3% below CT
Work from home	19.3%±5.5Highest CT: 16%	18.4%±4.1Lowest CT: 16%
	Ashford and Suffield 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	#90 of 149 in CT	#57 of 149 in CT
School district	Ashford School District	Suffield School District
High school in town	None in town	Suffield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	10.9
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Old photos in History	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.