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Windsor vs Suffield vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($305k median).
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
Exeter has the most expensive homes ($509k 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 | Windsor | Suffield | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
15,702 |
7,195Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +0.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9 12% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
37.7±5.9Lowest 3% below U.S. |
| Suffield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1 U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Exeter and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
11.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Exeter and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8kLowest 30% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$111,250±$30k 38% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11kLowest 8% below U.S. |
$407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$509,200±$43kHighest 53% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 19% above U.S. |
$1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
$1,317±$307Lowest 7% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Lowest 72% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$5,881 89% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
91%±26.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below U.S. |
26 minHighest 3% below U.S. |
22 min 15% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±6.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Suffield and Exeter 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 | #117 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #14 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Suffield School District | Exeter-West Greenwich |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Suffield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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U.S. 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.