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Middlefield vs Suffield vs Pomfret
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).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Pomfret has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
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 | Suffield | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,243Lowest |
15,702Highest |
4,317 |
| Median age | 51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
45.9±3.7 12% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
50.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Middlefield and Pomfret 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 |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$108,476±$8k 13% above CT |
| Suffield and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,000±$27kLowest about the CT average |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$409,100±$28kHighest 12% above CT |
| Pomfret and Suffield 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 |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,210±$300Lowest 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,853Highest 3% above CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$5,903Lowest 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
61.9%±15.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Pomfret 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% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
80.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below CT |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
13.2%±5.2 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Pomfret 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #39 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 13 | Suffield School District | Pomfret School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Suffield High School | None in town |
| 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.