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Beacon Falls vs Windsor vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
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 | Beacon Falls | Windsor | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,147Lowest |
29,468Highest |
15,702 |
| Median age | 48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT |
43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Beacon Falls and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Beacon Falls and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,516±$42kLowest 6% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Suffield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,300±$34k 5% below CT |
$305,200±$11kLowest 17% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Suffield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
| Beacon Falls and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,534Highest about the CT average |
$5,351Lowest 19% below CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.7%±30.4 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5% CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Beacon Falls 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 | #77 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Woodland Regional High School | Windsor High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
10.2Lowest |
10.9 |
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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.