Compare towns
Watertown vs Windsor Locks vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Watertown has the oldest population (median age 46.3).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
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 | Watertown | Windsor Locks | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,253Highest |
12,579Lowest |
15,702 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 46.3±2.9Highest 13% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Watertown and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Watertown and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.6% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,691±$7k 6% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Suffield and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,500±$16k 9% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,275±$227Lowest 14% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
| Suffield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,014 9% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.6%±13.3 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 2 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 10% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Windsor Locks 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 | #126 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Watertown School District | — | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Watertown High School | — | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Lowest |
— | 10.9Highest |
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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.