What stands out worked out from the figures below

Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).

Watertown has the most affordable homes ($334k 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.

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

Measure	Suffield	Watertown
People
Population	15,702Lowest	22,253Highest
Median age	44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT	46.3±2.9Highest 13% above CT
	Watertown 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%	17.7%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Watertown 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%	23.3%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%
	Watertown 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%	38.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.4%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1%	4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Suffield and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT	$101,691±$7kLowest 6% above CT
	Suffield and Watertown 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	$333,500±$16kLowest 9% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT	$1,275±$227Lowest 14% below CT
	Suffield and Watertown 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	$6,014Lowest 9% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6%	56.6%±13.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	Watertown 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 CT: 10%	4.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	83.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT	1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest 3% below CT	24 minLowest 10% below CT
Work from home	18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16%	10.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#57 of 149 in CT	#126 of 149 in CT
School district	Suffield School District	Watertown School District
High school in town	Suffield High School	Watertown High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.9Highest	10.6Lowest
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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.