What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sandwich has the most expensive homes ($601k median).

Suffield has the most affordable homes ($408k 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.

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

Measure	Sandwich	Suffield
People
Population	20,522Highest	15,702Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-2% U.S.: +7.4%	—
Median age	51.8±1.8Highest 33% above U.S.	44.5±1.7Lowest 14% above U.S.
Kids under 18	17.3%±2Highest U.S.: 22%	16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Sandwich and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	27.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2%	18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	51.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	40.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.7%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	4.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Suffield and Sandwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$122,486±$12kHighest 52% above U.S.	$119,472±$13kLowest 48% above U.S.
	Sandwich and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$601,400±$26kHighest 81% above U.S.	$407,500±$26kLowest 22% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,751±$121Highest 24% above U.S.	$1,424±$141Lowest about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,483Highest 108% above U.S.	$6,456Lowest 107% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	31.9%±13.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	51%±4.6Highest U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line	7%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	89.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	86.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S.	1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minHighest 4% above U.S.	26 minLowest 3% below U.S.
Work from home	14.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Suffield and Sandwich 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	#77 of 282 in MA	#57 of 149 in CT
School district	Sandwich	Suffield School District
High school in town	Sandwich Middle High School	Suffield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.7Lowest	10.9Highest
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U.S. 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.