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Enfield vs Mansfield vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enfield has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Enfield | Mansfield | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 41,090Highest |
25,358 |
15,702Lowest |
| Median age | 40.7±1.9 about the CT average |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Enfield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±1.2 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Suffield 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% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,404±$5k 6% below CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT |
$335,400±$20k 9% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,574±$83 6% above CT |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
| Mansfield and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,360Lowest 19% below CT |
$5,727 14% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±6.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 8.3% CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #123 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Enfield High School | E. O. Smith High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
11.8 |
10.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.