What stands out worked out from the figures below

East Windsor has the most affordable homes ($277k median).

Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	East Windsor	Suffield
People
Population	11,213Lowest	15,702Highest
Median age	45.9±5.4Highest 12% above CT	44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT
	East Windsor and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.9%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2%	16.2%±2Highest CT: 20.2%
	Suffield and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.9%±3.5Highest CT: 18.5%	18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	East Windsor and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41.1%Highest CT: 42.5%	40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1%	4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	East Windsor and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$96,250±$14kLowest about the CT average	$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT
	Suffield and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$277,100±$26kLowest 24% below CT	$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,459±$145Highest about the CT average	$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT
	East Windsor and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,873Lowest 27% below CT	$6,456Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	30.4%±13.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	7.2%Highest CT: 10%	4.6%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	69.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%	86.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Lowest 10 yrs newer than CT	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 15% below CT	26 minHighest 3% below CT
Work from home	19.6%±5.5Highest CT: 16%	18.4%±4.1Lowest CT: 16%
	East Windsor 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	#129 of 149 in CT	#57 of 149 in CT
School district	East Windsor School District	Suffield School District
High school in town	East Windsor High School	Suffield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.6Lowest	10.9Highest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.