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Bristol vs Chaplin vs Enfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bristol has the most renters (35.1% rent).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Enfield has the most affordable homes ($253k 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 | Bristol | Chaplin | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 61,462Highest |
2,070Lowest |
41,090 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 37.9±1.5Lowest 8% below CT |
43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT |
40.7±1.9 about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±1.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±1.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Bristol and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.2%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18%±1.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3% CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
31.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±0.9 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,076±$6kLowest 17% below CT |
$97,846±$14kHighest about the CT average |
$90,404±$5k 6% below CT |
| Chaplin and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $277,800±$8kHighest 24% below CT |
$255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
$252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT |
| Bristol and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,338±$45Lowest 10% below CT |
$1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$1,574±$83Highest 6% above CT |
| Enfield and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,449Highest 18% below CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$5,360 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±5.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
46.7%±6.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Bristol and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
75.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 same as CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
14.5%±2.5 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Enfield 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 | #115 of 149 in CT | — | #123 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bristol School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District |
| High school in town | Bristol Central High School | Parish Hill High School | Enfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0Highest |
7.5Lowest |
13.5 |
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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.