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Suffield vs Chaplin vs Norfolk
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).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
Norfolk has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Norfolk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
2,070 |
1,723Lowest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
48.2±7.4Highest 17% above CT |
| Norfolk 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%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.8%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Suffield and Norfolk 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% |
28.8%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Norfolk 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% CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
48.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.1%±1.1Lowest 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±$14k about the CT average |
$91,548±$16kLowest 4% below CT |
| Suffield and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$430,900±$54kHighest 17% above CT |
| Norfolk and Suffield 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 |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,190±$116Lowest 20% 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 |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$6,065 9% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
27.3%±17Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Chaplin 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% CT: 10% |
7.5%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
27 min 3% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Lowest CT: 16% |
23.3%±4.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Norfolk 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 | — | — |
| School district | Suffield School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Norfolk 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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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.