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Middlebury vs Suffield vs Woodbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlebury has the most kids (22% under 18).
Suffield has the most affordable homes ($408k median).
Woodbury has the oldest population (median age 51.4).
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 | Middlebury | Suffield | Woodbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,807Lowest |
15,702Highest |
9,833 |
| Median age | 44.4±2.3Lowest 8% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
51.4±5.8Highest 25% above CT |
| Woodbury and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
17.3%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Middlebury and Woodbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
28.9%±4.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Woodbury and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
50.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±2.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5%±2.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Middlebury and Woodbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $133,487±$26kHighest 39% above CT |
$119,472±$13kLowest 25% above CT |
$131,480±$20k 37% above CT |
| Middlebury and Woodbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT |
$407,500±$26kLowest 11% above CT |
$469,900±$28k 28% above CT |
| Middlebury and Woodbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $398±$387Lowest 73% below CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,563±$193Highest 5% above CT |
| Woodbury and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,434Highest 27% above CT |
$6,456Lowest about the CT average |
$8,042 21% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
41.8%±8.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Woodbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.2%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
77.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
35 minHighest 33% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.3Highest CT: 16% |
| Woodbury 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 | #55 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #83 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 15 | Suffield School District | Regional School District 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | Suffield High School | Nonnewaug High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Highest |
10.7Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.