What stands out worked out from the figures below

Enfield has the most kids (18.9% under 18).

East Windsor has the most people working from home (19.6%).

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	Enfield	East Windsor
People
Population	41,090Highest	11,213Lowest
Median age	40.7±1.9Lowest about the CT average	45.9±5.4Highest 12% above CT
	East Windsor and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.9%±1.7Highest CT: 20.2%	15.9%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Enfield and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5%	21.9%±3.5Highest CT: 18.5%
	East Windsor and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	31.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%	41.1%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.3%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1%
	East Windsor and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$90,404±$5kLowest 6% below CT	$96,250±$14kHighest about the CT average
	East Windsor and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT	$277,100±$26kHighest 24% below CT
	East Windsor and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,574±$83Highest 6% above CT	$1,459±$145Lowest about the CT average
	Enfield and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,360Highest 19% below CT	$4,873Lowest 27% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.7%±6.7Highest CT: 52.6%	30.4%±13.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Enfield and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.3%Highest CT: 10%	7.2%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	69.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT	1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest 11% below CT	22 minLowest 15% below CT
Work from home	14.5%±2.5Lowest CT: 16%	19.6%±5.5Highest CT: 16%
	East Windsor 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	#123 of 149 in CT	#129 of 149 in CT
School district	Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District	East Windsor School District
High school in town	Enfield High School	East Windsor High School
Students per teacherat that high school	13.5Highest	9.6Lowest
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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.