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Windsor Locks vs Beacon Falls 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 Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
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 Locks | Beacon Falls | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
6,147Lowest |
15,702Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Beacon Falls and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
18%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Beacon Falls and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
44.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$101,516±$42k 6% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Suffield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$350,300±$34k 5% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Suffield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,534Highest about the CT average |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
85.5% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Beacon Falls 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #77 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Regional School District 16 | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Woodland Regional High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
11.2Highest |
10.9 |
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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.