Compare towns
Suffield vs Windham vs Andover
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%).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Andover has the oldest population (median age 51.2).
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 | Windham | Andover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
23,961Highest |
3,152Lowest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
51.2±5.4Highest 25% above CT |
| Andover 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% |
20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±4.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Windham 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% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.2%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Andover 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% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
46.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
8.2%±4.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$134,632±$20kHighest 41% above CT |
| Andover 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±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$376,500±$36k about the CT average |
| Suffield and Andover 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 |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,166±$745 22% below CT |
| Suffield and Andover 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 |
$4,633Lowest 30% below CT |
$6,554Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
60.8%±38.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Andover and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% CT: 10% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 3% below CT |
24 minLowest 8% below CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
15.5%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Andover 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 | #143 of 149 in CT | #43 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Andover School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.