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Bantam vs Suffield vs Wolcott
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).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
Wolcott 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 | Bantam | Suffield | Wolcott |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
15,702 |
16,279Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.2±15.7Highest 15% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
44.4±2.5Lowest 8% above CT |
| Bantam and Suffield 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% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Wolcott 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% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Bantam and Wolcott 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% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
37% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Wolcott and Suffield 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 |
$110,850±$10kLowest 16% above CT |
| Suffield and Wolcott 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 |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$326,200±$17k 11% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,464±$913Highest about the CT average |
| Wolcott and Suffield 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 |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$5,799 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±12.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
49.8%±24.2Lowest 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% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
88.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
30 minHighest 13% above CT |
| Work from home | 16%±7.9 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
11.2%±3.1Lowest 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 | #76 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Suffield School District | Wolcott School District |
| High school in town | — | Suffield High School | Wolcott High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Highest |
10.1Lowest |
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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.