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Suffield vs Monroe vs Brookfield
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 affordable homes ($408k median).
Monroe has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Brookfield has the most renters (13.5% rent).
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 | Monroe | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Lowest |
18,949Highest |
17,706 |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
43.5±2.2Lowest 6% above CT |
44.3±1.8 8% above CT |
| Suffield and Brookfield 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% |
25.2%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
22.7%±3 CT: 20.2% |
| Monroe and Brookfield 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% |
15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Brookfield 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% |
57.3% CT: 42.5% |
58.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Monroe 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 25% above CT |
$157,250±$12kHighest 64% above CT |
$148,360±$11k 55% above CT |
| Monroe and Brookfield 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 |
$503,200±$31kHighest 37% above CT |
$479,700±$24k 31% above CT |
| Monroe and Brookfield 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 |
$994±$860Lowest 33% below CT |
$1,892±$183Highest 27% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Lowest about the CT average |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$7,594 14% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
48.8%±46.4 CT: 52.6% |
35.9%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Monroe 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% |
2.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
95.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below CT |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
28 min 6% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
15.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
16.3%±3 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Brookfield 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 | #48 of 149 in CT | #67 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Monroe School District | Brookfield School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Masuk High School | Brookfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
12.8Highest |
12.7 |
| 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.