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Suffield vs Columbia vs Windham
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).
Columbia has the most people working from home (21.6%).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
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 | Columbia | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
5,300Lowest |
23,961Highest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
51.3±10.3Highest 25% above CT |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
| Columbia and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windham and Suffield 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% |
24.9%±5.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Columbia and Suffield 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% |
34.6% CT: 42.5% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.8%±2.5 CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$127,000±$30kHighest 33% above CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
| Columbia and Suffield 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 |
$361,500±$16k about the CT average |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$966±$304Lowest 35% below CT |
$1,107±$69 26% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Highest about the CT average |
$5,228 21% below CT |
$4,633Lowest 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
17.6%±16.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windham and Suffield 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% |
6.1% CT: 10% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
83.3% CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
24 minLowest 8% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
21.6%±6Highest CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Columbia 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 | #114 of 149 in CT | #143 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Columbia School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
— | 9.8Lowest |
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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.