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Suffield vs Windsor Locks vs Middlefield
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 highest household income ($119k).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Middlefield has the oldest population (median age 51.6).
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 | Middlefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
12,579 |
4,243Lowest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| 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 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield 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% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
41.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Middlefield 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 |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$99,837±$20k 4% above CT |
| Suffield and Middlefield 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 |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$376,000±$27k about the CT average |
| Suffield and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456 about the CT average |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,853Highest 3% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Windsor Locks 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% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
8.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 3% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
25 min 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
10.9%±4.1Lowest 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 | #65 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Windsor Locks School District | Regional School District 13 |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Windsor Locks High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.