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Suffield vs Beacon Falls vs Enfield vs Windsor Locks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Enfield has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 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 | Suffield | Beacon Falls | Enfield | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 15,702 |
6,147Lowest |
41,090Highest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT |
40.7±1.9Lowest about the CT average |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Beacon Falls and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±1.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Enfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Beacon Falls and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4% CT: 42.5% |
44.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
31.8% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2 CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$101,516±$42k 6% above CT |
$90,404±$5k 6% below CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Suffield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$350,300±$34k 5% below CT |
$252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Suffield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
$1,574±$83 6% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
| Beacon Falls and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456 about the CT average |
$6,534Highest about the CT average |
$5,360 19% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4 CT: 52.6% |
46.7%±6.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
85.5% CT: 66.5% |
75.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1963 4 yrs older than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
24 min 11% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
14.5%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Beacon Falls 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 | #77 of 149 in CT | #123 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Regional School District 16 | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Woodland Regional High School | Enfield High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
11.2 |
13.5Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.