Compare towns
Suffield vs Bridgewater vs Oxford
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 most affordable homes ($408k median).
Bridgewater has the most expensive homes ($693k median).
Oxford has the most kids (21.3% 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 | Bridgewater | Oxford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
1,658Lowest |
12,991 |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
55.9±4.4Highest 36% above CT |
45.2±5.7 10% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
14.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±4.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Oxford and Suffield 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% |
37%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
22.9%±3.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
59.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
46.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Bridgewater 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±$13kLowest 25% above CT |
$159,365±$5kHighest 66% above CT |
$128,953±$23k 35% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26kLowest 11% above CT |
$693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT |
$472,400±$20k 29% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,467±$233Highest about the CT average |
$1,415±$87Lowest 5% below CT |
| Bridgewater and Suffield 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 |
$6,869Highest 3% above CT |
$6,442Lowest 3% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
47.8%±43 CT: 52.6% |
23.3%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Bridgewater 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% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
92.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
90.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below CT |
29 min 11% above CT |
30 minHighest 14% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
25.2%±5Highest CT: 16% |
14.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Bridgewater 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 | — | #78 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Regional School District 12 | Oxford School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | None in town | Oxford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
— | 10.1Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.