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Simsbury vs Suffield vs Avon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Simsbury has the most renters (24.8% rent).
Suffield has the most affordable homes ($408k median).
Avon has the most people working from home (33.7%).
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 | Simsbury | Suffield | Avon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,066Highest |
15,702Lowest |
18,946 |
| Median age | 42.3±2.1Lowest about the CT average |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
44.3±1.7 8% above CT |
| Suffield and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.8%±2.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Simsbury and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.5 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.7%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.9% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
73.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Avon and Simsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $157,907±$11kHighest 65% above CT |
$119,472±$13kLowest 25% above CT |
$154,058±$13k 61% above CT |
| Simsbury and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $443,500±$11k 21% above CT |
$407,500±$26kLowest 11% above CT |
$479,700±$20kHighest 31% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,203±$118Highest 48% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
$1,857±$151 25% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,115 37% above CT |
$6,456Lowest about the CT average |
$9,371Highest 41% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±8.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
58.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Avon and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.8%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
85.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the CT average |
26 min 3% below CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 27.1%±3 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
33.7%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Avon and Simsbury 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 | #13 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #31 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Simsbury School District | Suffield School District | Avon School District · Capitol Region Education Council |
| High school in town | Simsbury High School | Suffield High School | Avon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Highest |
10.9Lowest |
11.7 |
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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.