Compare towns
Bantam vs Franklin vs Suffield vs Eastford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bantam has the most renters (50.9% rent).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Eastford has the oldest population (median age 48.3).
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 | Bantam | Franklin | Suffield | Eastford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 810Lowest |
2,004 |
15,702Highest |
1,679 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — | — |
| Median age | 47.2±15.7 15% above CT |
40.3±4.3Lowest about the CT average |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
48.3±5.9Highest 18% above CT |
| Eastford and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±6.5 CT: 20.2% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
17.1%±2.9 CT: 20.2% |
| Franklin and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±8.5 CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Eastford and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
39.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Eastford and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $105,000±$10k 10% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$97,422±$20kLowest about the CT average |
| Suffield and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,700±$40kLowest 13% below CT |
$326,200±$20k 11% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$355,500±$16k 3% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$767±$529 48% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,097±$173 26% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,984 40% below CT |
$3,934Lowest 41% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,493 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±12.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±32.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Bantam and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.2% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
84.1% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
84% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
35 minHighest 33% above CT |
| Work from home | 16%±7.9 CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
14.6%±6.4 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Bantam 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 | — |
| School district | — | Franklin School District | Suffield School District | Eastford School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Suffield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.