Compare towns
Suffield vs Winchester vs Winsted
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%).
Winchester has the oldest population (median age 49.1).
Winsted has the most renters (45.3% 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 | Winchester | Winsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
10,284 |
6,977Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -6.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT |
47.6±7.3 16% above CT |
| Winchester and Winsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.4%±2.9 CT: 20.2% |
14.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Suffield and Winchester 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% |
27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
25%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Winchester and Winsted 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% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
26.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Winsted and Suffield 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 |
$66,519±$12k 31% below CT |
$64,871±$12kLowest 32% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$249,500±$17k 32% below CT |
$218,900±$14kLowest 40% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,174±$116Lowest 21% below CT |
$1,183±$130 20% below CT |
| Suffield and Winsted 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 |
$4,780 28% below CT |
$3,754Lowest 43% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
48.9%±15.8 CT: 52.6% |
45.5%±16.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Winchester 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% |
12.8% CT: 10% |
15.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
65.8% CT: 66.5% |
54.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1955 12 yrs older than CT |
1942Lowest 25 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
26 minHighest about the CT average |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
7.7%±3.5 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #57 of 149 in CT | #97 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Suffield School District | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 | — |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Northwestern Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
9.7Lowest |
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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.