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Prospect vs Suffield vs Waterbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the most homeowners (93.5%).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Waterbury has the most renters (52.8% rent).
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 | Prospect | Suffield | Waterbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,458Lowest |
15,702 |
114,869Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +3.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
37.8±1.3Lowest 8% below CT |
| Prospect and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
23.2%±1.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Waterbury and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
15.3%±0.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
17.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Waterbury and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$51,886±$2kLowest 46% below CT |
| Prospect and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$208,500±$6kLowest 43% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,225±$38Lowest 18% below CT |
| Prospect and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504Highest about the CT average |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$5,449Lowest 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
58.6%±4.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Waterbury and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
24.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
47.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
28 minHighest 6% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
8.3%±1.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #50 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #144 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Suffield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services |
| High school in town | None in town | Suffield High School | Crosby High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Lowest |
17.0Highest |
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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.