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Vernon vs Suffield vs Bolton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
Bolton has the most kids (20% under 18).
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 | Vernon | Suffield | Bolton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,577Highest |
15,702 |
4,853Lowest |
| Median age | 39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
43.7±3.3 6% above CT |
| Suffield and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Bolton and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±3.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bolton and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
51.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.7%±2.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Vernon and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$126,364±$19kHighest 32% above CT |
| Bolton and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,500±$11kLowest 25% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$367,600±$17k about the CT average |
| Suffield and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$77Highest 4% below CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,127±$55Lowest 24% below CT |
| Vernon and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,804Lowest 13% below CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$8,091Highest 22% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±30.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.2% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
88%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1969 2 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
26 min 3% below CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.4%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
20.7%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Bolton 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 | #107 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #79 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Vernon School District | Suffield School District | Bolton School District |
| High school in town | Rockville High School | Suffield High School | Bolton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
10.9 |
7.4Lowest |
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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.