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Derby vs Suffield vs Ansonia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Derby has the most affordable homes ($257k median).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
Ansonia has the most kids (18.3% under 18).
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 | Derby | Suffield | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,487Lowest |
15,702 |
19,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.5%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | -1.7%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 46.4±3.1Highest 13% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Derby and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Ansonia and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±3.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Derby and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±2 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,500±$11kLowest 17% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,700±$21kLowest 30% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$95 about the CT average |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
| Ansonia and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,510 17% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$5,446Lowest 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.9%±12.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Derby and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.9% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 same as CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 15.1%±4.8 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Derby 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 | #138 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Derby School District | Suffield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Derby High School | Suffield High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
10.9 |
12.2Highest |
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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.