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Suffield vs Windsor Locks vs Mashpee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Mashpee has the most expensive homes ($562k 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 | Windsor Locks | Mashpee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
12,579Lowest |
15,384 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 14% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
55.9±1.8Highest 44% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor Locks 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
33.1%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks and Mashpee 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 48% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
$95,299±$13k 18% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Mashpee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$562,200±$29kHighest 69% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
$1,394±$187Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,776±$330Highest 26% above U.S. |
| Mashpee and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$3,762 21% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.7%±14.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
27 minHighest 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.5%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #100 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Suffield School District | Windsor Locks School District | Mashpee |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Windsor Locks High School | Mashpee Middle-High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
8.9Lowest |
9.6 |
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U.S. 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.