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Enfield vs Middleborough vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enfield has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
Middleborough has the most expensive homes ($469k median).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Middleborough | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 41,090Highest |
24,505 |
15,702Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 40.7±1.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
43.4±2.1 12% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±2.2 U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Enfield and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.8%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Middleborough and Suffield 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
32% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Suffield 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 12% above U.S. |
$97,056±$7k 20% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13kHighest 48% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,900±$7kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$468,700±$18kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,574±$83 11% above U.S. |
$1,706±$72Highest 21% above U.S. |
$1,424±$141Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Middleborough and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,360Lowest 72% above U.S. |
$6,023 93% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.2%±11.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middleborough and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Suffield 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 | #170 of 282 in MA | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District | Middleborough | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Enfield High School | Middleborough High | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
11.3 |
10.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.