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Durham vs Oxford vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the highest household income ($152k).
Oxford has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Suffield has the most renters (13.3% rent).
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 | Durham | Oxford | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,347Lowest |
12,991 |
15,702Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +28.6% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.9±5.4Highest 17% above CT |
45.2±5.7 10% above CT |
44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
| Durham and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±4.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Oxford and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±4.5 CT: 18.5% |
22.9%±3.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Oxford and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4% CT: 42.5% |
46.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Suffield and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $152,396±$32kHighest 59% above CT |
$128,953±$23k 35% above CT |
$119,472±$13kLowest 25% above CT |
| Durham and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $401,700±$32kLowest 9% above CT |
$472,400±$20kHighest 29% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,625±$1kHighest 9% above CT |
$1,415±$87Lowest 5% below CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Durham and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,107Highest 7% above CT |
$6,442Lowest 3% below CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±35Highest CT: 52.6% |
23.3%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Durham and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Highest CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% CT: 66.5% |
90.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 10% below CT |
30 minHighest 14% above CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 20%±6.7Highest CT: 16% |
14.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Durham 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 | #88 of 149 in CT | #78 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Oxford School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | — | Oxford High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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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.