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Hamden vs Suffield vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% rent).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
Windsor has the most kids (19.2% under 18).
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 | Hamden | Suffield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 61,045Highest |
15,702Lowest |
29,468 |
| Median age | 38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| Suffield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±1.5 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| 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+ | 47.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,306±$7kLowest about the CT average |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Suffield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,200±$9kLowest 19% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
| Hamden and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,784Highest 17% above CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$5,351Lowest 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±5.4 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 18% below CT |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Hamden 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 | #122 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Suffield School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Hamden High School | Suffield High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
10.9 |
10.2Lowest |
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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.