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Simsbury vs Suffield vs Bloomfield
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 kids (24.9% under 18).
Suffield has the most homeowners (86.7%).
Bloomfield has the most affordable homes ($287k 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 | Simsbury | Suffield | Bloomfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,066Highest |
15,702Lowest |
21,754 |
| Median age | 42.3±2.1Lowest about the CT average |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT |
| Bloomfield and Suffield 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%±2 CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.5 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Bloomfield 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±$13k 25% above CT |
$98,725±$14kLowest 3% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $443,500±$11kHighest 21% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$286,900±$11kLowest 22% below CT |
| Simsbury and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,203±$118Highest 48% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
$1,881±$175 26% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,115Highest 37% above CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$5,795Lowest 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±8.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±11.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Bloomfield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.8%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the CT average |
26 min 3% below CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 27.1%±3Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
18.2%±3.1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #13 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #139 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Simsbury School District | Suffield School District | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council |
| High school in town | Simsbury High School | Suffield High School | Academy of International Studies 6-12 |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Highest |
10.9 |
10.1Lowest |
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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.