What stands out worked out from the figures below

Suffield has the youngest population (median age 44.5).

Killingworth has the most people working from home (24%).

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	Killingworth
People
Population	15,702Highest	6,240Lowest
Median age	44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT	53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT
Kids under 18	16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.7%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Killingworth and Suffield 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%	25.5%±4.9Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%	55.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.4%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1%	3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Suffield and Killingworth 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	$140,655±$16kHighest 47% above CT
	Killingworth 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	$446,200±$56kHighest 22% above CT
	Killingworth 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 4% below CT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,456Lowest about the CT average	$6,550Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6%	45.2%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Suffield and Killingworth 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%	3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	96.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Lowest 12 yrs newer than CT	1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest 3% below CT	24 minLowest 10% below CT
Work from home	18.4%±4.1Lowest CT: 16%	24%±6.8Highest CT: 16%
	Killingworth 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	#29 of 149 in CT
School district	Suffield School District	Regional School District 17
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

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.