What stands out worked out from the figures below

New Milford 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.

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

Measure	New Milford	Suffield
People
Population	28,334Highest	15,702Lowest
Median age	42.1±1.9Lowest about the CT average	44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT
	Suffield and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2%	16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	17.7%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5%	18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5%
	Suffield and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41.2%Highest CT: 42.5%	40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%	4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	New Milford and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$106,411±$8kLowest 11% above CT	$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT
	Suffield and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$391,500±$10kLowest 7% above CT	$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT
	Suffield and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,609±$152Highest 8% above CT	$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT
	New Milford and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,150Lowest 7% below CT	$6,456Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.7%±13.3Highest CT: 52.6%	51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6%
	New Milford and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.1%Highest CT: 10%	4.6%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	80.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	86.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 14% above CT	26 minLowest 3% below CT
Work from home	15.1%±2.5Lowest CT: 16%	18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16%
	Suffield and New Milford 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	#110 of 149 in CT	#57 of 149 in CT
School district	New Milford School District	Suffield School District
High school in town	New Milford High School	Suffield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.7Highest	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.