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Tolland vs Suffield vs Ellington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tolland has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Suffield has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Ellington has the most renters (27.8% rent).
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 | Tolland | Suffield | Ellington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,606Lowest |
15,702 |
16,455Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.5 about the CT average |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
40.9±2.4Lowest about the CT average |
| Suffield and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±3 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
24%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Ellington and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Ellington and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
51.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±2.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Tolland and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $133,264±$16kHighest 39% above CT |
$119,472±$13kLowest 25% above CT |
$129,913±$17k 36% above CT |
| Tolland and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $365,500±$21kLowest about the CT average |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$366,900±$17k about the CT average |
| Suffield and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,680±$119 13% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
$1,737±$212Highest 17% above CT |
| Ellington and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,403Highest 11% above CT |
$6,456Lowest about the CT average |
$6,751 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.5%±62.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
45.5%±10.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Tolland and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
2.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
72.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 14 yrs newer than CT |
1979Lowest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above CT |
26 minLowest 3% below CT |
31 min 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±3.9Lowest CT: 16% |
| Tolland and Suffield 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 | #60 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #46 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Tolland School District | Suffield School District | Ellington School District |
| High school in town | Tolland High School | Suffield High School | Ellington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.4Highest |
10.9 |
10.3Lowest |
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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.