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Suffield vs Hamden vs Coventry
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).
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% rent).
Coventry has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
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 | Hamden | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
61,045Highest |
12,326Lowest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT |
| Coventry 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% |
17%±1.5 CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Hamden 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% |
18.1%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Coventry 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%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
45% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$98,306±$7kLowest about the CT average |
$108,213±$5k 13% above CT |
| Suffield and Coventry 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 |
$298,200±$9kLowest 19% below CT |
$330,000±$23k 10% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT |
$1,232±$330Lowest 17% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456 about the CT average |
$7,784Highest 17% above CT |
$5,284Lowest 20% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry 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% |
9.3%Highest CT: 10% |
5.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1966 1 yr older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Hamden 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 | #122 of 149 in CT | #41 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Coventry School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Hamden High School | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
13.5Highest |
9.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.