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Sharon vs Suffield vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sharon has the most expensive homes ($591k median).
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($305k 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 | Sharon | Suffield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,723Lowest |
15,702 |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 59.5±6Highest 45% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 7.2%±3.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.9%±9.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,518±$15kLowest 5% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Suffield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $590,700±$156kHighest 61% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$305,200±$11kLowest 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,750±$1kHighest 18% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
| Sharon and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,484Lowest 33% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±16.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Sharon and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 13% above CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±6.8Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Sharon 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 | — | #57 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Sharon School District | Suffield School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Suffield High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Highest |
10.2Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.