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Brookfield 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
Brookfield has the highest household income ($148k).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($305k median).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Windsor | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,706 |
29,468Highest |
15,702Lowest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.8 8% above CT |
43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
| 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% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Brookfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Brookfield 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% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor 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 |
$104,725±$8kLowest 9% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $479,700±$24kHighest 31% above CT |
$305,200±$11kLowest 17% below CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,892±$183Highest 27% above CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
| Brookfield and Windsor 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 |
$5,351Lowest 19% below CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Windsor 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% |
6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5% CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.3%±3 CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Brookfield 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 | #117 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Brookfield School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Brookfield High School | Windsor High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
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.