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Pomfret vs Quinebaug vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pomfret has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
Quinebaug has the most affordable homes ($238k median).
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
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 | Pomfret | Quinebaug | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,317 |
1,193Lowest |
15,702Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 45.9±3.7 12% above CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Pomfret and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,476±$8k 13% above CT |
$105,181±$36kLowest 10% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Suffield and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,100±$28kHighest 12% above CT |
$237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
| Pomfret and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,210±$300Lowest 19% below CT |
— | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
| Suffield and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,903 11% below CT |
$3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Pomfret and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Highest CT: 10% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below CT |
26 minHighest about the CT average |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.2%±5.2Lowest CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug and Suffield 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 | #39 of 149 in CT | — | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Pomfret School District | — | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.