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Suffield vs Willimantic vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Durham has the highest household income ($159k).
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 | Willimantic | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
18,096Highest |
7,208Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
45.5±2.8Highest 11% above CT |
| Durham 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% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Durham 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% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Suffield and Durham 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% |
24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
| Durham 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 |
$1,154±$448 22% below CT |
| Suffield and Durham 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 |
$4,678Lowest 30% below CT |
$7,998Highest 20% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Willimantic and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 3% below CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Durham and Suffield 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 | — | #88 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | — | Regional School District 13 |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | — | Coginchaug Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
— | 8.9Lowest |
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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.