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Enfield vs Needham vs Hazardville
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 renters (24.3% rent).
Needham has the most expensive homes ($1189k median).
Hazardville has the most homeowners (88%).
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 | Needham | Hazardville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 41,090Highest |
32,459 |
6,022Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+49.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
43.1±1.6 11% above U.S. |
43.2±6.3Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Hazardville and Needham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.7 U.S.: 22% |
27.5%±2.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.9%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 18%±1.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hazardville 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
81.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Needham and Hazardville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,404±$5k 12% above U.S. |
$214,308±$13kHighest 165% above U.S. |
$81,893±$20kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,900±$7k 24% below U.S. |
$1,188,500±$43kHighest 257% above U.S. |
$242,900±$20kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,574±$83 11% above U.S. |
$2,409±$183Highest 70% above U.S. |
$1,530±$299Lowest 8% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,360 72% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,948Lowest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.9%±8.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
66.1%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hazardville and Needham 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% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
88%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1965Highest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
32.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #123 of 149 in CT | #19 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District | Needham | — |
| High school in town | Enfield High School | Needham High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
11.9Lowest |
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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.