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Enfield vs Suffield vs Vernon
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 kids (18.9% under 18).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).
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 | Suffield | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 41,090Highest |
15,702Lowest |
30,577 |
| Median age | 40.7±1.9 about the CT average |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Enfield and Vernon 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% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Vernon 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 CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
38% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,404±$5k 6% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$275,500±$11k 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,574±$83Highest 6% above CT |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
$1,425±$77 4% below CT |
| Enfield and Vernon 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 |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$5,804 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±6.7 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.3%±5.7Lowest 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% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.5 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
13.4%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
| 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #107 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District | Suffield School District | Vernon School District |
| High school in town | Enfield High School | Suffield High School | Rockville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
10.9Lowest |
12.1 |
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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.