Compare towns
Suffield vs Hamden vs Enfield vs Somers
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 people working from home (18.4%).
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% rent).
Enfield has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
Somers has the most kids (21.1% 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 | Enfield | Somers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 15,702 |
61,045Highest |
41,090 |
10,308Lowest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
40.7±1.9 about the CT average |
43.1±2.6 5% above CT |
| Suffield and Somers 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% |
18.9%±1.7 CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Somers and Enfield 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%±1.3 CT: 18.5% |
18%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Somers 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% CT: 42.5% |
47.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
31.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
37.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±0.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$98,306±$7k about the CT average |
$90,404±$5kLowest 6% below CT |
$124,705±$15kHighest 30% above CT |
| Somers 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 |
$298,200±$9k 19% below CT |
$252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT |
$395,800±$21k 8% above CT |
| Suffield and Somers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT |
$1,574±$83 6% above CT |
$1,184±$346Lowest 20% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456 about the CT average |
$7,784Highest 17% above CT |
$5,360Lowest 19% below CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4 CT: 52.6% |
46.7%±6.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±13.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Somers and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% CT: 10% |
9.3%Highest CT: 10% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
2.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
75.7% CT: 66.5% |
87.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
24 min 11% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
14.5%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
16.2%±4.6 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 | #123 of 149 in CT | #66 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District | Somers School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Hamden High School | Enfield High School | Somers High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
13.5Highest |
13.5Highest |
7.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.