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Bantam vs Oxford vs Suffield
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).
Oxford has the most expensive homes ($472k median).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Oxford | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
12,991 |
15,702Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.2±15.7Highest 15% above CT |
45.2±5.7 10% above CT |
44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
| Bantam and Oxford 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% |
21.3%±4.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Oxford and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±8.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
22.9%±3.2 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bantam and Oxford 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% |
46.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Suffield and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $128,953±$23kHighest 35% above CT |
$119,472±$13kLowest 25% above CT |
| Oxford and Suffield 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 |
$472,400±$20kHighest 29% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,415±$87 5% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
| Suffield and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,984Lowest 40% below CT |
$6,442 3% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±12.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
23.3%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 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% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
30 minHighest 14% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 16%±7.9 CT: 16% |
14.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest 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 | — | #78 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Oxford School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | — | Oxford High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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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.