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Thompson vs Prospect vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Thompson has the most affordable homes ($292k median).
Prospect has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Thompson | Prospect | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,337Lowest |
9,458 |
15,702Highest |
| Median age | 54.1±2.2Highest 32% above CT |
46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
44.5±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.3% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Suffield and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,629±$18kLowest about the CT average |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
| Prospect and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $291,900±$24kLowest 20% below CT |
$355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,012±$344Lowest 32% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Prospect and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,822Lowest 42% below CT |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±18.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Thompson and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Highest CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.4 CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Thompson 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 | #130 of 149 in CT | #50 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Thompson School District | Regional School District 16 | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Tourtellotte Memorial High School | None in town | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.9Lowest |
— | 10.9Highest |
| 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.