What stands out worked out from the figures below

New Fairfield has the most kids (25.1% under 18).

Suffield has the shortest commute (26 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.

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

Measure	New Fairfield	Suffield
People
Population	13,584Lowest	15,702Highest
Median age	42.9±3.5Lowest 4% above CT	44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT
	Suffield and New Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	25.1%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2%	16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	20.1%±2.5Highest CT: 18.5%	18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	New Fairfield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	48.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	8%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1%	4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	New Fairfield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$137,647±$14kHighest 44% above CT	$119,472±$13kLowest 25% above CT
	New Fairfield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$484,800±$17kHighest 32% above CT	$407,500±$26kLowest 11% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,896±$280Highest 27% above CT	$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,224Highest 24% above CT	$6,456Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	43.2%±17.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6%
	Suffield and New Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.6%Lowest CT: 10%	4.6%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	42 minHighest 60% above CT	26 minLowest 3% below CT
Work from home	18%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%	18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16%
	Suffield and New Fairfield 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	#49 of 149 in CT	#57 of 149 in CT
School district	New Fairfield School District	Suffield School District
High school in town	New Fairfield High School	Suffield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.8Highest	10.9Lowest
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Old photos in History	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.