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Holyoke vs Somers vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holyoke has the most renters (58.7% rent).
Somers has the highest household income ($125k).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Holyoke | Somers | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 37,813Highest |
10,308Lowest |
15,702 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 40±1.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.1±2.6 11% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Holyoke and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Holyoke and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Suffield and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,605±$3kLowest 34% below U.S. |
$124,705±$15kHighest 54% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13k 48% above U.S. |
| Somers and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,100±$8kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$395,800±$21k 19% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,021±$60Lowest 28% below U.S. |
$1,184±$346 16% below U.S. |
$1,424±$141Highest about the U.S. average |
| Suffield and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,065Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.6%±13.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Holyoke and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 27%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 41.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.2%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Suffield and Somers 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 | #281 of 282 in MA | #66 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Holyoke · Springfield | Somers School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Holyoke High | Somers High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
7.7Lowest |
10.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.