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Holyoke vs Suffield vs Wolcott
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).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Wolcott has the most homeowners (88.4%).
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 | Suffield | Wolcott |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 37,813Highest |
15,702Lowest |
16,279 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 40±1.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
44.4±2.5 14% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Wolcott 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% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Holyoke and Wolcott 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% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.8%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Holyoke and Wolcott 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% |
40.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wolcott and Suffield 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. |
$119,472±$13kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$110,850±$10k 37% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Wolcott 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. |
$407,500±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$326,200±$17k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,021±$60Lowest 28% below U.S. |
$1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
$1,464±$913Highest 4% above U.S. |
| Wolcott and Suffield 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. |
$5,799 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±5.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
49.8%±24.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Holyoke and Suffield 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% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 41.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
88.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.2%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Suffield and Wolcott 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #76 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Holyoke · Springfield | Suffield School District | Wolcott School District |
| High school in town | Holyoke High | Suffield High School | Wolcott High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
10.9 |
10.1Lowest |
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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.