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Bristol vs Prospect 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).
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
Enfield has the most people working from home (14.5%).
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 | Prospect | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 61,462Highest |
9,458Lowest |
41,090 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 37.9±1.5Lowest 8% below CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
40.7±1.9 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±1.7 CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±1.7Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Bristol 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% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18%±1.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
31.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±0.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±0.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Bristol and Enfield 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 |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$90,404±$5k 6% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $277,800±$8k 24% below CT |
$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,338±$45Lowest 10% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,574±$83 6% above CT |
| Prospect and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,449 18% below CT |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
$5,360Lowest 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±5.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Lowest 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% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
75.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 same as CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.4%±1.7 CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
14.5%±2.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Enfield and Bristol 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | #123 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bristol School District | Regional School District 16 | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District |
| High school in town | Bristol Central High School | None in town | Enfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0Highest |
— | 13.5Lowest |
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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.