What stands out worked out from the figures below

Montville has the most affordable homes ($286k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Montville	Suffield
People
Population	17,950Highest	15,702Lowest
Median age	42.8±4.1Lowest 4% above CT	44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT
	Suffield and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.2%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2%	16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Montville and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5%	18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5%
	Suffield and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%	40.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1%	4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Montville and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$96,454±$11kLowest about the CT average	$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT
	Suffield and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$285,600±$13kLowest 22% below CT	$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,187±$99Lowest 20% below CT	$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT
	Suffield and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,565Lowest 31% below CT	$6,456Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.4%±8.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6%
	Suffield and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.8%Highest CT: 10%	4.6%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%	86.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 5% below CT	26 minHighest 3% below CT
Work from home	5.5%±2.2Lowest CT: 16%	18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#95 of 149 in CT	#57 of 149 in CT
School district	Montville School District	Suffield School District
High school in town	Montville High School	Suffield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.2Lowest	10.9Highest
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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.