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Suffield vs Voluntown vs Windham
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 people working from home (18.4%).
Voluntown has the oldest population (median age 48.3).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% 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 | Voluntown | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
2,604Lowest |
23,961Highest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
48.3±1.7Highest 18% above CT |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.5 CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windham and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±3 CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Suffield and Voluntown 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% |
26.7% CT: 42.5% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$101,964±$25k 6% above CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
| Suffield and Voluntown 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 |
$356,100±$16k about the CT average |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,166±$191 22% below CT |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
| Suffield and Voluntown 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 |
$4,955 25% below CT |
$4,633Lowest 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±24.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windham and Suffield 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% |
7.3% CT: 10% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
83.5% CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
24 minLowest 8% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
8.9%±5.4 CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Voluntown 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 | #53 of 149 in CT | #143 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Voluntown School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
— | 9.8Lowest |
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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.