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Suffield vs Beacon Falls vs Somers
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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Beacon Falls has the most affordable homes ($350k median).
Somers has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
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 | Somers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
6,147Lowest |
10,308 |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT |
43.1±2.6Lowest 5% above CT |
| 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% |
21.1%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Somers and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Beacon Falls and Somers 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% |
37.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Beacon Falls and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$101,516±$42kLowest 6% above CT |
$124,705±$15kHighest 30% above CT |
| Somers and Suffield 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±$34kLowest 5% below CT |
$395,800±$21k 8% above CT |
| Suffield and Somers 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 |
$1,184±$346Lowest 20% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Lowest about the CT average |
$6,534Highest about the CT average |
$6,456Lowest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±13.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Somers and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
2.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
85.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1979Lowest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
16.2%±4.6Lowest 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 | #66 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Regional School District 16 | Somers School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Woodland Regional High School | Somers High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
11.2Highest |
7.7Lowest |
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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.