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Suffield vs Redding vs Southwick vs East Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Suffield has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Southwick has the most renters (16.6% rent).
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 | Redding | Southwick | East Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
8,780Lowest |
9,217 |
12,925 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.5±1.7 14% above U.S. |
52±2Highest 34% above U.S. |
46.8±1.8 20% above U.S. |
43.6±3.7Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±3 U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| East Hampton and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.8%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Redding and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
72.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| East Hampton and Southwick 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 48% above U.S. |
$186,060±$15kHighest 130% above U.S. |
$120,462±$16k 49% above U.S. |
$124,577±$11k 54% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$706,300±$33kHighest 112% above U.S. |
$397,500±$27k 19% above U.S. |
$349,000±$14kLowest 5% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
$2,101±$304Highest 49% above U.S. |
$1,332±$72Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$1,393±$150 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456 107% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,331Lowest 71% above U.S. |
$6,681 114% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
64.9%±19.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±10 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Redding and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
36 minHighest 37% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
32.5%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.2%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.7%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #57 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #211 of 282 in MA | #75 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District | East Hampton School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Joel Barlow High School | Southwick Regional School | East Hampton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
11.1 |
11.0 |
11.3Highest |
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U.S. 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.