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New Preston vs Suffield vs Woodmont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Preston has the most people working from home (32.3%).
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
Woodmont has the most expensive homes ($468k median).
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 Preston | Suffield | Woodmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,146Lowest |
15,702Highest |
1,661 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | -0.1%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 51.8±12.8 26% above CT |
44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
52.7±3.1Highest 28% above CT |
| Woodmont and New Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±7Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
14.8%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| New Preston and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.3%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
30.9%±3 CT: 18.5% |
| New Preston and Woodmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±4.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| New Preston and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,406±$28kLowest 20% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$91,250±$26k 5% below CT |
| Suffield and Woodmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,600±$43k 23% above CT |
$407,500±$26kLowest 11% above CT |
$467,900±$48kHighest 28% above CT |
| Woodmont and New Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
$1,877±$182Highest 26% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,528Lowest 47% below CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$7,901Highest 19% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±89.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.3%±21.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Woodmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.8%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
1.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.1% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
29 minHighest 10% above CT |
| Work from home | 32.3%±28Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
18.8%±5.6 CT: 16% |
| New Preston and Woodmont 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 | — | #57 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | — | Suffield School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Suffield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9 |
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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.