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Groton vs Suffield vs New London
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Groton has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Suffield has the most homeowners (86.7%).
New London has the most renters (63.9% 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 | Groton | Suffield | New London |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,490Lowest |
15,702 |
27,625Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | -0.9%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 39±3.7 5% below CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
34.7±2.1Lowest 16% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
16.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| New London and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
15%±1.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Suffield and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.8% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
13.3%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,577±$8k 17% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$59,098±$5kLowest 38% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $306,600±$26k 16% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$253,300±$23kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,250±$98Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,340±$51 10% below CT |
| Suffield and New London are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,411Lowest 34% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,977 25% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±11.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
53.2%±5.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| New London and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.6% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.4% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
36.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1945Lowest 22 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 34% below CT |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
19 min 28% below CT |
| Work from home | 4.8%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
11.6%±2.3 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #57 of 149 in CT | #147 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Suffield School District | Interdistrict School for Arts and Comm District · New London School District |
| High school in town | — | Suffield High School | New London High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Lowest |
13.6Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.