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Suffield vs Chaplin vs Canterbury
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 expensive homes ($408k median).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
Canterbury has the oldest population (median age 48.4).
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 | Chaplin | Canterbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
2,070Lowest |
5,124 |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
48.4±4.5Highest 18% above CT |
| Canterbury and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
15%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Suffield and Chaplin 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% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Canterbury and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
26.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin 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±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$97,846±$14kLowest about the CT average |
$103,198±$6k 8% above CT |
| Suffield and Canterbury 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 |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$334,200±$12k 9% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$924±$367Lowest 38% below CT |
| Chaplin and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$4,140Lowest 38% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
40%±13 CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.4%Highest CT: 10% |
4.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
32 min 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10 CT: 16% |
14.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | — | #125 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Canterbury School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Parish Hill High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
7.5Lowest |
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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.