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Suffield vs Warren vs Willimantic
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%).
Warren has the oldest population (median age 52).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% 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 | Warren | Willimantic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
1,415Lowest |
18,096Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
52±5Highest 27% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
11.2%±3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Suffield 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% |
25.8%±6.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Warren 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% |
55.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.6%±9 CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Willimantic and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$134,583±$33kHighest 41% above CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
| Warren 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±$26k 11% above CT |
$450,000±$38kHighest 23% above CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
| Warren and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
— | $1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Highest about the CT average |
$3,769Lowest 43% below CT |
$4,678 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.2%±63.8 CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Willimantic and Warren 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% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
93.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
15.9%±2.7 CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Warren 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 | — | — |
| School district | Suffield School District | Regional School District 20 | — |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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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.