What stands out worked out from the figures below

East Haven has the most expensive homes ($294k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	East Haven	Enfield
People
Population	27,806Lowest	41,090Highest
Median age	45.7±2.5Highest 11% above CT	40.7±1.9Lowest about the CT average
Kids under 18	16.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.9%±1.7Highest CT: 20.2%
	Enfield and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.5%±1.9Highest CT: 18.5%	18%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	East Haven and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%	31.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±1Highest CT: 7.1%	4.3%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	East Haven and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$94,628±$9kHighest about the CT average	$90,404±$5kLowest 6% below CT
	East Haven and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$294,200±$12kHighest 20% below CT	$252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,528±$132Lowest about the CT average	$1,574±$83Highest 6% above CT
	Enfield and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,122Lowest 23% below CT	$5,360Highest 19% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58.9%±9.9Highest CT: 52.6%	46.7%±6.7Lowest CT: 52.6%
	East Haven and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.2%Lowest CT: 10%	8.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	74.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%	75.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Highest same as CT	1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest 9% below CT	24 minLowest 11% below CT
Work from home	9%±2.1Lowest CT: 16%	14.5%±2.5Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#127 of 149 in CT	#123 of 149 in CT
School district	East Haven School District	Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District
High school in town	East Haven High School	Enfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	12.0Lowest	13.5Highest
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

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.