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Windsor vs Suffield vs Cheshire
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 people working from home (21.2%).
Suffield has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Cheshire has the most affordable homes ($268k 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 | Cheshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065Lowest |
15,702Highest |
3,216 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4 15% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Lowest 14% above U.S. |
53.7±4.5Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Cheshire and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.3%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Suffield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cheshire and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cheshire and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,563±$10k 43% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$69,803±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Suffield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,700±$32k 17% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$268,200±$48kLowest 19% below U.S. |
| Suffield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
— |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867 24% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$3,005Lowest 4% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
21.2%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
29 min 10% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
4.4%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor 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 | — | #57 of 149 in CT | #274 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Suffield School District | Hoosac Valley Regional |
| High school in town | — | Suffield High School | Hoosac Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Highest |
10.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.