Compare towns
Enfield vs Norfolk 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).
Norfolk has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
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 | Norfolk | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 41,090Highest |
1,723Lowest |
15,702 |
| Median age | 40.7±1.9Lowest about the CT average |
48.2±7.4Highest 17% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Norfolk and Suffield 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% |
15.8%±4.8Lowest 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%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
28.8%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
48.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±0.8 CT: 7.1% |
2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| 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 6% below CT |
$91,548±$16k 4% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Suffield and Norfolk 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 |
$430,900±$54kHighest 17% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
| Norfolk and Suffield 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 |
$1,190±$116Lowest 20% below CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Enfield and Suffield 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 |
$6,065 9% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±6.7 CT: 52.6% |
27.3%±17Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Enfield 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% |
7.5% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.1% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 4 yrs older than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below CT |
27 minHighest 3% above CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
23.3%±4.7Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Norfolk and Suffield 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 | — | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District | Norfolk School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Enfield High School | None in town | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
— | 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.