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Suffield vs Franklin vs Bantam
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).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Bantam has the most renters (50.9% 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 | Franklin | Bantam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
2,004 |
810Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
40.3±4.3Lowest about the CT average |
47.2±15.7Highest 15% above CT |
| Bantam 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% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.8%±6.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Franklin and Bantam 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% |
17.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.4%±8.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bantam 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% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
26.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Suffield and Franklin 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 |
$105,000±$10kLowest 10% above CT |
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| Suffield and Franklin 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 |
$326,200±$20k 11% below CT |
$317,700±$40kLowest 13% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$767±$529 48% below CT |
$688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
| Suffield and Franklin 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 |
$3,934Lowest 41% below CT |
$3,984 40% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.3%±12.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Bantam 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% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
14.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
84.1% CT: 66.5% |
49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
16%±7.9 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Bantam 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 | Franklin School District | — |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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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.