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Suffield vs Woonsocket vs East Hampton

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 most people working from home (18.4%).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
East Hampton has the highest household income ($125k).

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MeasureSuffieldWoonsocketEast Hampton
People
Population
15,702
43,521Highest
12,925Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+5%
U.S.: +7.4%
—
Median age
44.5±1.7Highest
14% above U.S.
35.7±1.3Lowest
8% below U.S.
43.6±3.7
12% above U.S.
Suffield and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.2%±2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.4%±3
U.S.: 22%
Woonsocket and East Hampton 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%
14.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.8%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
East Hampton 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%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
19.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
39%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.4%±1.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.2%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
East Hampton and Woonsocket 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
48% above U.S.
$61,059±$5kLowest
24% below U.S.
$124,577±$11kHighest
54% above U.S.
East Hampton and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$407,500±$26kHighest
22% above U.S.
$311,000±$15kLowest
7% below U.S.
$349,000±$14k
5% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,424±$141Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,161±$48Lowest
18% below U.S.
$1,393±$150
about the U.S. average
Suffield and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,456
107% above U.S.
$3,960Lowest
27% above U.S.
$6,681Highest
114% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
46.7%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±16.4
U.S.: 51.1%
Suffield and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
18.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
37.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
85.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1952Lowest
28 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
3% below U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
30 minHighest
12% above U.S.
Work from home
18.4%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.7%±2.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Suffield and East Hampton 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 #37 of 38 in RI #75 of 149 in CT
School district Suffield School District RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket East Hampton School District
High school in town Suffield High School Woonsocket High School East Hampton High School
Students per teacherat that high school
10.9Lowest
15.2Highest
11.3
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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.