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Suffield vs Colebrook vs Chaplin
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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Colebrook has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Chaplin has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
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 | Colebrook | Chaplin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
1,494Lowest |
2,070 |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
43.7±4.8Lowest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
17.9%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Colebrook 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% |
26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Colebrook 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% |
36.6% CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Colebrook 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 |
$111,250±$17k 16% above CT |
$97,846±$14kLowest about the CT average |
| Suffield and Colebrook 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 |
$342,800±$19k 7% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,333±$626Lowest 10% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
| 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 |
$6,211 7% below CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.1%±55 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Colebrook 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% |
8.3%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below CT |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
32 min 22% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10 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 | — | — |
| School district | Suffield School District | Colebrook School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | None in town | Parish Hill High School |
| 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.