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Brookfield vs Suffield vs Tolland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most expensive homes ($480k median).
Suffield has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Tolland has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Brookfield | Suffield | Tolland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,706Highest |
15,702 |
14,606Lowest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.8 8% above CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
41.4±2.5Lowest about the CT average |
| Suffield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.6%±3 CT: 20.2% |
| Brookfield and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
15.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Brookfield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
56.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
7.4%±2.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Tolland and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $148,360±$11kHighest 55% above CT |
$119,472±$13kLowest 25% above CT |
$133,264±$16k 39% above CT |
| Brookfield and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $479,700±$24kHighest 31% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$365,500±$21kLowest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,892±$183Highest 27% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
$1,680±$119 13% above CT |
| Brookfield and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,594Highest 14% above CT |
$6,456Lowest about the CT average |
$7,403 11% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
73.5%±62.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Tolland and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
5.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 16.3%±3Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
20.6%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Tolland 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 | #67 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #60 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brookfield School District | Suffield School District | Tolland School District |
| High school in town | Brookfield High School | Suffield High School | Tolland High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
10.9Lowest |
12.4 |
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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.