Compare towns
Suffield vs Lancaster vs East Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Suffield has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).
East Hampton has the most affordable homes ($349k median).
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 | Lancaster | East Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
8,606Lowest |
12,925 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
43.1±4.9Lowest 11% above U.S. |
43.6±3.7 12% above U.S. |
| Suffield and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±4 U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| East Hampton and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.8%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| East Hampton and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
50.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| East Hampton and Suffield 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 48% above U.S. |
$134,833±$27kHighest 67% above U.S. |
$124,577±$11k 54% above U.S. |
| Lancaster and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$519,100±$60kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$349,000±$14kLowest 5% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
$2,338±$539Highest 65% above U.S. |
$1,393±$150Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Lowest 107% above U.S. |
$7,235Highest 132% above U.S. |
$6,681 114% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
68.3%±36.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lancaster and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
1.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
33.6%±9.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.7%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #57 of 149 in CT | #145 of 282 in MA | #75 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Nashoba | East Hampton School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | None in town | East Hampton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
— | 11.3Highest |
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U.S. 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.