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Windsor vs Thomaston vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Thomaston has the most affordable homes ($283k 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 | Windsor | Thomaston | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
7,492Lowest |
15,702 |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
| 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 CT: 20.2% |
20.5%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Thomaston and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
34%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$103,218±$15kLowest 8% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Suffield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$282,600±$23kLowest 23% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Lowest 19% below CT |
$5,915 11% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Thomaston and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
77.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Windsor 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 | #106 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Thomaston School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Thomaston High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
10.7 |
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.