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East Hampton vs Mansfield vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
East Hampton has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | East Hampton | Mansfield | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,925Lowest |
25,358Highest |
15,702 |
| Median age | 43.6±3.7 6% above CT |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% 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 | 21.4%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| East Hampton and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,577±$11kHighest 30% above CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
| East Hampton and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $349,000±$14k 5% below CT |
$335,400±$20kLowest 9% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,393±$150Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Mansfield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,681Highest about the CT average |
$5,727Lowest 14% below CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±16.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5% CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 11% above CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #75 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | East Hampton School District | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | East Hampton High School | E. O. Smith High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
11.8Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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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.