What stands out worked out from the figures below

Suffield has the most homeowners (86.7%).

Vernon has the most renters (46.8% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Suffield	Vernon
People
Population	15,702Lowest	30,577Highest
Median age	44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT	39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT
Kids under 18	16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2%	16.9%±2Highest CT: 20.2%
	Vernon and Suffield 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%	18.6%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5%
	Vernon 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%Highest CT: 42.5%	38%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1%	7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT	$85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT	$275,500±$11kLowest 25% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT	$1,425±$77Highest 4% below CT
	Vernon and Suffield 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	$5,804Lowest 13% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6%	39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	4.6%Lowest CT: 10%	13.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT	1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest 3% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16%	13.4%±2.5Lowest CT: 16%
	Suffield and Vernon 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	#107 of 149 in CT
School district	Suffield School District	Vernon School District
High school in town	Suffield High School	Rockville High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.9Lowest	12.1Highest
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Old photos in History	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.