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Suffield vs Windsor Locks vs Woodbridge
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).
Woodbridge has the highest household income ($189k).
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 | Woodbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702Highest |
12,579 |
9,073Lowest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
48.7±2.3Highest 18% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
24.7%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Woodbridge and Windsor Locks 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% |
23.5%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Woodbridge 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% |
71.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Suffield 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 |
$188,750±$34kHighest 97% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$588,100±$40kHighest 60% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,808±$110Highest 22% above CT |
| 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%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
71.1%±23.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Woodbridge 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% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1967 same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 3% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
25 min 7% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
17.2%±5.5Lowest 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 | #16 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Windsor Locks School District | Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | Windsor Locks High School | Amity Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
8.9Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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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.