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Southwick vs Chaplin vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Southwick has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
Suffield has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Southwick | Chaplin | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,217 |
2,070Lowest |
15,702Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 46.8±1.8Highest 20% above U.S. |
43.7±4.8Lowest 12% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7 14% above U.S. |
| Southwick and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
| Southwick and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Southwick and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
10.1%±6.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Chaplin and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $120,462±$16kHighest 49% above U.S. |
$97,846±$14kLowest 21% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13k 48% above U.S. |
| Southwick and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $397,500±$27k 19% above U.S. |
$255,200±$24kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$407,500±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,332±$72Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$1,473±$275Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
| Chaplin and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,331 71% above U.S. |
$4,524Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±10Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.2%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±10 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Suffield and Chaplin 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 | #211 of 282 in MA | — | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Southwick Regional School | Parish Hill High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Highest |
7.5Lowest |
10.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.