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Suffield vs Wethersfield vs Wethersfield vs Windsor Locks
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 expensive homes ($408k median).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k 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 | Wethersfield | Wethersfield | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 15,702 |
27,250Highest |
27,250Highest |
12,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.4% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
43.4±1.5 6% above CT |
43.4±1.5 6% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Suffield and Wethersfield 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% |
21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4% CT: 42.5% |
54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Wethersfield 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 |
$126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
$126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$324,600±$11k 12% below CT |
$324,600±$11k 12% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,370±$150Lowest 8% below CT |
$1,370±$150Lowest 8% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Suffield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456 about the CT average |
$7,296Highest 10% above CT |
$7,296Highest 10% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
48.6%±11.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.6%±11.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks 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% |
6.9% CT: 10% |
6.9% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
80.6% CT: 66.5% |
80.6% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 3% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
18%±2.6 CT: 16% |
18%±2.6 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Wethersfield 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 | #92 of 149 in CT | #92 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | — | Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | — | Wethersfield High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
— | 13.8Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.