What stands out worked out from the figures below

Suffield has the shortest commute (26 min average).

Goshen has the highest household income ($152k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Suffield	Goshen
People
Population	15,702Highest	3,196Lowest
Median age	44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT	51.4±3.6Highest 25% above CT
Kids under 18	16.2%±2Highest CT: 20.2%	15.3%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Suffield and Goshen 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%	26.8%±5.4Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%	56.7%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.4%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1%	2.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Suffield and Goshen 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	$152,093±$27kHighest 59% above CT
	Goshen 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±$26kLowest 11% above CT	$482,400±$71kHighest 31% above CT
	Goshen 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	$1,250±$724Lowest 16% below CT
	Suffield and Goshen 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	$5,292Lowest 20% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6%	31.8%±25.1Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Suffield and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.6%Highest CT: 10%	4.5%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	88.3%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Lowest 12 yrs newer than CT	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest 3% below CT	42 minHighest 58% above CT
Work from home	18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16%	13.4%±5.9Lowest CT: 16%
	Suffield and Goshen 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	Regional School District 20
High school in town	Suffield High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	10.9	—
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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.