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Suffield vs Windsor Locks vs Montville
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 expensive homes ($408k median).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Montville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
12,579Lowest |
17,950Highest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
42.8±4.1 4% above CT |
| Suffield and Montville 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%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.2%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
17%±2.1Lowest 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%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
25.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Montville and Windsor Locks 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 |
$96,454±$11k about the CT average |
| Suffield and Montville 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 |
$285,600±$13k 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,187±$99Lowest 20% 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 | $6,456Highest about the CT average |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,565 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
41.4%±8.8Lowest 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%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
7.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 3% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
5.5%±2.2Lowest 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 | #95 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Windsor Locks School District | Montville School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Windsor Locks High School | Montville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
8.9Lowest |
9.2 |
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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.