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Suffield vs Bridgewater vs Windsor Locks vs Somers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater has the most expensive homes ($693k median).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k 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 | Bridgewater | Windsor Locks | Somers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
1,658Lowest |
12,579 |
10,308 |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
55.9±4.4Highest 36% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
43.1±2.6 5% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
14.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Somers 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% |
37%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4% CT: 42.5% |
59.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
37.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Bridgewater and Windsor Locks 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 |
$159,365±$5kHighest 66% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$124,705±$15k 30% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$395,800±$21k 8% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,467±$233Highest about the CT average |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,184±$346Lowest 20% 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 |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
47.8%±43Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±13.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% CT: 10% |
3% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
2.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
92.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
29 minHighest 11% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
25.2%±5Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
16.2%±4.6Lowest 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 | — | #109 of 149 in CT | #66 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Regional School District 12 | Windsor Locks School District | Somers School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | None in town | Windsor Locks High School | Somers High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
— | 8.9 |
7.7Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| 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.