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Suffield vs New Fairfield vs East Hampton
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 shortest commute (26 min average).
New Fairfield has the most expensive homes ($485k median).
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 | New Fairfield | East Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
13,584 |
12,925Lowest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
42.9±3.5Lowest 4% above CT |
43.6±3.7 6% above CT |
| 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 CT: 20.2% |
25.1%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±3 CT: 20.2% |
| New Fairfield and East Hampton 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% |
20.1%±2.5 CT: 18.5% |
20.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| East Hampton and New Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4% CT: 42.5% |
48.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
39%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
8%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| New Fairfield and East Hampton 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 |
$137,647±$14kHighest 44% above CT |
$124,577±$11k 30% above CT |
| New Fairfield 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 11% above CT |
$484,800±$17kHighest 32% above CT |
$349,000±$14kLowest 5% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,896±$280Highest 27% above CT |
$1,393±$150Lowest 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Lowest about the CT average |
$8,224Highest 24% above CT |
$6,681 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
43.2%±17.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.7%±16.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and East Hampton 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% |
3.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
91.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
85.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT |
1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below CT |
42 minHighest 60% above CT |
30 min 11% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
18%±3.2 CT: 16% |
12.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and New Fairfield 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 | #49 of 149 in CT | #75 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | New Fairfield School District | East Hampton School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | New Fairfield High School | East Hampton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
11.8Highest |
11.3 |
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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.