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Enfield vs Redding 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).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
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 | Redding | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 41,090Highest |
8,780Lowest |
15,702 |
| Median age | 40.7±1.9Lowest about the CT average |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.7 CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Redding and Enfield 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% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±0.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest 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 |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,574±$83 6% above CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,360Lowest 19% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±6.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Redding 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 CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #123 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Enfield High School | Joel Barlow High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
11.1 |
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.