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Clinton vs Suffield vs Lancaster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clinton has the most renters (45.3% rent).
Suffield has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
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 | Clinton | Suffield | Lancaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,563 |
15,702Highest |
8,606Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +4.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.6±2.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
43.1±4.9 11% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Lancaster and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Lancaster and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
50.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Clinton and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,781±$10kLowest 11% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13k 48% above U.S. |
$134,833±$27kHighest 67% above U.S. |
| Lancaster and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $387,300±$19kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$519,100±$60kHighest 56% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,402±$76Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
$2,338±$539Highest 65% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,654Lowest 49% above U.S. |
$6,456 107% above U.S. |
$7,235Highest 132% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±6.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
68.3%±36.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lancaster and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.2%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
33.6%±9.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #246 of 282 in MA | #57 of 149 in CT | #145 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Clinton | Suffield School District | Nashoba |
| High school in town | Clinton Senior High | Suffield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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U.S. 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.