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Thomaston vs Suffield vs Bloomfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Thomaston has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
Bloomfield has the shortest commute (23 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 | Thomaston | Suffield | Bloomfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,492Lowest |
15,702 |
21,754Highest |
| Median age | 41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT |
| Bloomfield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Thomaston and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±3.6 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
40.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Bloomfield and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,218±$15k 8% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$98,725±$14kLowest 3% above CT |
| Suffield and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $282,600±$23kLowest 23% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$286,900±$11k 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,915 11% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$5,795Lowest 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±11.2 CT: 52.6% |
| Thomaston and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
5.8%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.7% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
26 min 3% below CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
18.2%±3.1 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Bloomfield 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 | #106 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #139 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Thomaston School District | Suffield School District | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council |
| High school in town | Thomaston High School | Suffield High School | Academy of International Studies 6-12 |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
10.9Highest |
10.1Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.