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Longmeadow vs Suffield vs East Longmeadow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Longmeadow has the most people working from home (24.7%).
East Longmeadow has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Longmeadow | Suffield | East Longmeadow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,696Lowest |
15,702 |
16,425Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +4.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.6±1.7Highest 15% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7 14% above U.S. |
43.7±4.2Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Longmeadow and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.8%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.3%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Longmeadow and East Longmeadow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.1%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.1%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Longmeadow and East Longmeadow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 67.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.6%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| East Longmeadow and Longmeadow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $149,601±$24kHighest 85% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13k 48% above U.S. |
$106,676±$11kLowest 32% above U.S. |
| Longmeadow and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $454,100±$20kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$376,800±$17kLowest 13% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,682±$423Highest 19% above U.S. |
$1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
$1,337±$236Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Longmeadow and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,236Highest 196% above U.S. |
$6,456Lowest 107% above U.S. |
$6,662 114% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.4%±10.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Longmeadow and East Longmeadow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below U.S. |
26 minHighest 3% below U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 24.7%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.5%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Longmeadow and Suffield 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 | #51 of 282 in MA | #57 of 149 in CT | #148 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Suffield School District | East Longmeadow |
| High school in town | — | Suffield High School | East Longmeadow High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Highest |
9.6Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.