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Suffield vs Prospect vs Hamden
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 expensive homes ($408k median).
Prospect has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% 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 | Prospect | Hamden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
9,458Lowest |
61,045Highest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
| Prospect and Suffield 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% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
17%±1.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Hamden 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% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect 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% CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$98,306±$7kLowest about the CT average |
| Prospect and Suffield 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 |
$355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
$298,200±$9kLowest 19% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,746±$50 17% above CT |
| Prospect and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Lowest about the CT average |
$6,504 about the CT average |
$7,784Highest 17% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Hamden 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | #122 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Regional School District 16 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | None in town | Hamden High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
— | 13.5Highest |
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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.