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Suffield vs Meriden vs Wolcott
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%).
Meriden has the most renters (39.9% rent).
Wolcott has the most homeowners (88.4%).
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 | Meriden | Wolcott |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Lowest |
60,545Highest |
16,279 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | 0% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
38.9±1.3Lowest 5% below CT |
44.4±2.5 8% above CT |
| Suffield and Wolcott 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% |
21.9%±1.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±3.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Meriden and Wolcott 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% |
16.2%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Wolcott 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%Highest CT: 42.5% |
22.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
37% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±0.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Meriden and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$71,253±$4kLowest 26% below CT |
$110,850±$10k 16% above CT |
| Suffield and Wolcott 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 |
$241,200±$7kLowest 34% below CT |
$326,200±$17k 11% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,294±$72Lowest 13% below CT |
$1,464±$913Highest about the CT average |
| Wolcott and Suffield 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 |
$5,129Lowest 23% below CT |
$5,799 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
53.4%±4.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
49.8%±24.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Meriden 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% |
13.2%Highest CT: 10% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
60.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
30 minHighest 13% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
8.6%±1.6Lowest CT: 16% |
11.2%±3.1 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Wolcott 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 | #124 of 149 in CT | #76 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Meriden School District | Wolcott School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Francis T. Maloney High School | Wolcott High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
16.2Highest |
10.1Lowest |
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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.