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Middlefield vs Prospect vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlefield has the oldest population (median age 51.6).
Prospect has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
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 | Middlefield | Prospect | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,243Lowest |
9,458 |
15,702Highest |
| Median age | 51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
| Middlefield and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Middlefield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,837±$20kLowest 4% above CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
| Prospect and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,000±$27k about the CT average |
$355,400±$21kLowest 3% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Suffield and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,800±$433 21% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,853Highest 3% above CT |
$6,504 about the CT average |
$6,456Lowest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.9%±4.1 CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Middlefield 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 | #65 of 149 in CT | #50 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 13 | Regional School District 16 | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.9 |
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| 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.