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Suffield vs Cheshire vs East Granby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cheshire has the highest household income ($147k).
East Granby has the most kids (27.5% 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 | Cheshire | East Granby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
29,040Highest |
5,238Lowest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
44.9±1.4Highest 9% above CT |
42.4±2.3Lowest 3% above CT |
| Cheshire 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% |
21.9%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
27.5%±7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| East Granby and Cheshire 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% |
21.3%±1.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
21.1%±5.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Cheshire and East Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
60.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
52.1% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.5%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±2.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
| East Granby and Cheshire 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 |
$146,528±$12kHighest 53% above CT |
$120,938±$24k 26% above CT |
| Cheshire and East Granby 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 |
$440,000±$17kHighest 20% above CT |
$388,000±$29kLowest 6% above CT |
| Cheshire and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,398±$116 6% below CT |
$1,341±$157Lowest 10% below CT |
| Suffield and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Lowest about the CT average |
$7,755Highest 17% above CT |
$7,063 6% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±6.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
54.1%±30.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| East Granby and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% CT: 10% |
5%Highest CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
86.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
19.1%±2.7Highest CT: 16% |
13.5%±6.1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Cheshire 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 | #18 of 149 in CT | #56 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Cheshire School District | East Granby School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Cheshire High School | East Granby High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
11.6 |
11.7Highest |
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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.