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Bloomfield vs Simsbury vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bloomfield has the most affordable homes ($287k median).
Simsbury has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Suffield has the most homeowners (86.7%).
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 | Bloomfield | Simsbury | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 21,754 |
25,066Highest |
15,702Lowest |
| Median age | 48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT |
42.3±2.1Lowest about the CT average |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Bloomfield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
24.9%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±1.5 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8% CT: 42.5% |
71.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.6%±1 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Bloomfield and Simsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,725±$14kLowest 3% above CT |
$157,907±$11kHighest 65% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $286,900±$11kLowest 22% below CT |
$443,500±$11kHighest 21% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
| Simsbury and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,881±$175 26% above CT |
$2,203±$118Highest 48% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,795Lowest 13% below CT |
$9,115Highest 37% above CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±11.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
48%±8.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Bloomfield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Highest CT: 10% |
4.8% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
75.2% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below CT |
26 minHighest about the CT average |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.2%±3.1Lowest CT: 16% |
27.1%±3Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #139 of 149 in CT | #13 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Simsbury School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Academy of International Studies 6-12 | Simsbury High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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.