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Bridgewater vs Lyme vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater has the highest household income ($159k).
Lyme has the most people working from home (27.6%).
Suffield has the most affordable 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 | Bridgewater | Lyme | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,658Lowest |
2,303 |
15,702Highest |
| Median age | 55.9±4.4Highest 36% above CT |
55.6±3.3 35% above CT |
44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
| Bridgewater and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±2.9 CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Suffield and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
30.7%±4.5 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bridgewater and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.3% CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Bridgewater and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $159,365±$5kHighest 66% above CT |
$135,000±$22k 41% above CT |
$119,472±$13kLowest 25% above CT |
| Bridgewater and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT |
$629,900±$105k 72% above CT |
$407,500±$26kLowest 11% above CT |
| Bridgewater and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,467±$233 about the CT average |
$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
| Lyme and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,869 3% above CT |
$7,328Highest 10% above CT |
$6,456Lowest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±43 CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3% CT: 10% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
90.8% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 25.2%±5 CT: 16% |
27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Lyme and Bridgewater 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 | Regional School District 12 | Regional School District 18 | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 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.