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Suffield DepotCT

2,006 people call this town in Connecticut home.

Is Suffield Depot a good place to live?

Among 156 Connecticut towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Suffield Depot. Suffield Depot’s density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile, below both the Connecticut town median (1.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). We don’t grade Suffield Depot yet; the figures below are still real.

Nearby attractions

Springfield Armory National Historic Site and 72 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Suffield Depot. Close and well known come first.

All 155 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Suffield Depot: who provides what

Suffield Depot is unincorporated, so Hartford County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerFarmington River Power CompanyEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterCtwc - Northern Reg-Western SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHartford CountyHartford County provides services here
SchoolsSuffield School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Connecticut you can register online until 18 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 18 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSuffield Town ClerkTown of Suffield; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2019
ZIP code0607806078 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Suffield Depot.

Who lives here

A smaller share of residents in Suffield Depot are under 18 than in the typical Connecticut or U.S. town

Four-year graduates: 46% of adults 25 and older here, 43% across Connecticut. Suffield Depot’s midpoint age stands at 54.2 years.

54.2median age · CT 41.1
Suffield DepotConnecticut townsU.S. towns
Median age54.2 years44.4 years40.5 years
Under 1812%19%22%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+46%45%29%
Suffield DepotConnecticutUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma3%
High school18%
Some college25%
Associate’s8%
Bachelor’s31%
Graduate15%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 21% and 69% women

The Census survey reached too few of Suffield Depot’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±24.2 points. Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Suffield Depot
Suffield DepotCTU.S.
Under 106.2%10.4%11.6%
10 to 175.6%9.8%10.3%
18 to 2422.5%9.3%9.1%
25 to 340.9%12.6%13.7%
35 to 447.7%12.7%13.2%
45 to 5414.2%12.5%12.2%
55 to 6425.4%14.2%12.7%
65 to 7411.1%10.7%10.2%
75 and older6.5%7.8%7%
No diploma3.4%8.5%10.4%
High school17.8%25.3%26%
Some college25.1%16.1%19.1%
Associate’s8%7.6%8.8%
Bachelor’s31.1%23.3%21.6%
Graduate14.6%19.2%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Suffield Depot’s year

Only 8 of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare have a higher typical July afternoon high than Suffield Depot. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.

52″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–39°
Spring37–60°
Summer60–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Suffield Depot is inland flooding, at a high overall level

Just over four fifths of Suffield Depot’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Suffield Depot sits above two thirds of U.S. communities.

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Suffield Depot has 1.1 jobs for every working resident, and 731 people commute in

For half of commuters, work is under 12 miles away. The top destinations are Suffield (11%), Hartford (11%) and Springfield (8%). Just 3% of Suffield Depot’s working residents have a job in town. The typical journey to work for Suffield Depot comes to 28 minutes.

3%work in town
Suffield DepotConnecticut townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work28 minutes27 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line8.4%5.8%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Suffield Depot3%
Suffield11%
Hartford11%
Springfield8%
Windsor7%
12 mi
median commute distance
750
jobs based in Suffield Depot
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Suffield Depot is

For adults in Suffield Depot, the share who report frequent mental distress is 15%. The town beats the Connecticut average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. Two figures for adults locally: 28% have obesity, 32% sleep under 7 hours.

Suffield DepotConnecticut townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)84%81%79%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)28%30%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)32%33%36%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)9.9%9.7%14%
32 measures vs. Connecticut
10 better19 too close to call3 worse
What stands outSuffield DepotCT
Fewer uninsured adults5.9%10%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off5%8.4%
More adults who have had cancer11.2%8.5%
Mercy Medical Center
9.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Suffield Depot stands out in Connecticut and nationally: less of its land is conserved

There are 0.4 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Suffield Depot: one, of 5 acres.

2.9%conserved
2.9%
conserved · 40 of 1,365 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Pine Manor Subdivision—5

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Housing

The median home in Suffield Depot sells for about $740K

In Suffield Depot, just over three quarters of households own their home. Suffield Depot’s rent at the middle of the market is $1,361 a month.

$740Kmedian sale price
Suffield DepotConnecticut townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home76%81%73%
Median rent$1,361 a month$1,450 a month$1,185 a month
2
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Suffield Depot

15pages on Suffield Depot
After high school

Colleges nearby

12 within 15 miles of the center of Suffield Depot

Questions about Suffield Depot

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Suffield Depot, CT a good place to live?

We don’t grade Suffield Depot yet; the figures below are still real.