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Suffield vs Morris vs Deep River
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 highest household income ($119k).
Morris has the oldest population (median age 52.8).
Deep River has the most renters (30.8% 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 | Morris | Deep River |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
2,164Lowest |
4,458 |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
52.8±6.5Highest 28% above CT |
46.2±5.6 12% above CT |
| Morris and Deep River 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% |
17.9%±4.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.6%±4.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Morris and Deep River 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% |
29.3%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
22.1%±4.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Morris and Deep River 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% |
41.5% CT: 42.5% |
44.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±3Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Morris 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±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$109,191±$25k 14% above CT |
$90,253±$19kLowest 6% below CT |
| Suffield and Morris 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 |
$396,000±$60k 8% above CT |
$362,200±$26kLowest about the CT average |
| Suffield and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,204±$134Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,221±$185 18% below CT |
| Suffield and Deep River 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 |
$5,273Lowest 21% below CT |
$6,092 8% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±31.9 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±22.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Deep River and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.8% CT: 10% |
8.2%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
89.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
69.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
29 minHighest 11% above CT |
24 minLowest 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±5.7Highest CT: 16% |
15.2%±5.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #57 of 149 in CT | — | #70 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Regional School District 20 | Deep River School District · Regional School District 04 |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | None in town | Valley Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
— | 9.3Lowest |
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| 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.