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New Milford vs Suffield vs Sherman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Milford has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Suffield has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Sherman has the most people working from home (41.9%).
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 | New Milford | Suffield | Sherman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,334Highest |
15,702 |
3,554Lowest |
| Median age | 42.1±1.9Lowest about the CT average |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
60.2±3.3Highest 46% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
12.9%±3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
32.9%±8.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.2% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
59.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.7%±2.6 CT: 7.1% |
| New Milford and Sherman 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 |
$116,000±$34k 21% above CT |
| Suffield and Sherman 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±$26k 11% above CT |
$497,300±$73kHighest 36% above CT |
| Sherman and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,609±$152 8% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
$2,276±$204Highest 53% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,150 7% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$6,110Lowest 8% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±13.3 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
79.2%±44.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Sherman and New Milford 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% CT: 10% |
2.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
94.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 14% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
40 minHighest 51% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
41.9%±16Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #110 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #42 of 149 in CT |
| School district | New Milford School District | Suffield School District | Sherman School District |
| High school in town | New Milford High School | Suffield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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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.