Compare towns
Suffield vs Durham vs Prospect vs Southwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Suffield has the youngest population (median age 44.5).
Durham has the highest household income ($159k).
Prospect has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Southwick has the most renters (16.6% 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 | Durham | Prospect | Southwick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
7,208Lowest |
9,458 |
9,217 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | — | -2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Lowest 14% above U.S. |
45.5±2.8 17% above U.S. |
46.8±3.9Highest 20% above U.S. |
46.8±1.8Highest 20% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±3 U.S.: 22% |
| Prospect and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.5%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Prospect and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
47.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Southwick 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±$13kLowest 48% above U.S. |
$158,857±$7kHighest 97% above U.S. |
$126,394±$18k 57% above U.S. |
$120,462±$16k 49% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$424,800±$23kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$355,400±$21kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$397,500±$27k 19% above U.S. |
| Durham 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 about the U.S. average |
$1,154±$448Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,800±$433Highest 27% above U.S. |
$1,332±$72 6% below U.S. |
| Prospect and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456 107% above U.S. |
$7,998Highest 156% above U.S. |
$6,504 109% above U.S. |
$5,331Lowest 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.9%±28.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.3%±31.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±10Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below U.S. |
23 minLowest 13% below U.S. |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.2%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Durham 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 | #88 of 149 in CT | #50 of 149 in CT | #211 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Suffield School District | Regional School District 13 | Regional School District 16 | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Coginchaug Regional High School | None in town | Southwick Regional School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
8.9Lowest |
— | 11.0Highest |
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U.S. 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.