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Suffield vs Windsor Locks vs Monroe
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%).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Monroe has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
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 | Windsor Locks | Monroe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
12,579Lowest |
18,949Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
43.5±2.2 6% above CT |
| Suffield and Monroe 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% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
25.2%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Suffield and Windsor Locks 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% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Monroe 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 |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$157,250±$12kHighest 64% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$503,200±$31kHighest 37% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$994±$860Lowest 33% 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 |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
48.8%±46.4Lowest 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% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
2.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
95.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
15.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Windsor Locks 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #48 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | — | Monroe School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | — | Masuk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.