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Haddam vs Suffield vs Willimantic vs Higganum
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haddam has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Higganum has the highest household income ($128k).
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 | Haddam | Suffield | Willimantic | Higganum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,644 |
15,702 |
18,096Highest |
1,742Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.3%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+23%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6Highest 12% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
45±4.5 9% above CT |
| Haddam and Higganum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
19.9%±7.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Haddam and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.2%±4.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Higganum and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6% CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
49.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.6%±3.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $114,426±$15k 19% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$127,759±$31kHighest 33% above CT |
| Higganum and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $379,700±$25k 3% above CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$331,300±$52k 10% below CT |
| Suffield and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,567±$258 5% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,707±$528Highest 15% above CT |
| Higganum and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,045Highest 6% above CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$4,678Lowest 30% below CT |
$6,095 8% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.2%±47Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
36.5%±60.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Haddam and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
4.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1956 11 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
29 min 11% above CT |
| Work from home | 11.8%±3.3 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
9.3%±6.1 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Haddam 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 | #25 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | — | — |
| School district | Regional School District 17 | Suffield School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Haddam-Killingworth High School | Suffield High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.