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Hamden vs Suffield vs Woodbridge
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 people working from home (18.4%).
Woodbridge has the highest household income ($189k).
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 | Woodbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 61,045Highest |
15,702 |
9,073Lowest |
| Median age | 38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
48.7±2.3Highest 18% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 17%±1.5 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
24.7%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Woodbridge 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% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
71.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
2.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,306±$7kLowest about the CT average |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$188,750±$34kHighest 97% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,200±$9kLowest 19% below CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$588,100±$40kHighest 60% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,746±$50 17% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
$1,808±$110Highest 22% above CT |
| Woodbridge and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,784 17% above CT |
$6,456Lowest about the CT average |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±5.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
71.1%±23.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Woodbridge and Suffield 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% CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1967 same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below CT |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
25 min 7% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
17.2%±5.5 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Woodbridge 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 | #16 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Suffield School District | Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District |
| High school in town | Hamden High School | Suffield High School | Amity Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
10.9Lowest |
11.1 |
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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.