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Colchester vs Suffield vs East Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colchester has the most renters (23.5% rent).
Suffield has the shortest commute (26 min average).
East Hampton has the most affordable homes ($349k 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 | Colchester | Suffield | East Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,648 |
15,702Highest |
12,925Lowest |
| Median age | 43.5±3.8Lowest 6% above CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
43.6±3.7 6% above CT |
| Suffield and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| East Hampton and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| East Hampton and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
39%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| East Hampton and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,390±$14k 28% above CT |
$119,472±$13kLowest 25% above CT |
$124,577±$11kHighest 30% above CT |
| East Hampton and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $366,800±$16k about the CT average |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$349,000±$14kLowest 5% below CT |
| Suffield and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,474±$153Highest about the CT average |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,393±$150Lowest 6% below CT |
| Colchester and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,212Lowest 6% below CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$6,681Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.4%±10.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
48.7%±16.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6%Highest CT: 10% |
4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
85.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1977Lowest 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 14% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
30 min 11% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±3.8Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
12.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #64 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #75 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Colchester School District | Suffield School District | East Hampton School District |
| High school in town | Bacon Academy | Suffield High School | East Hampton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
10.9 |
11.3Highest |
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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.