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Enfield vs Suffield vs Warren
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).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Warren has the oldest population (median age 52).
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 | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 41,090Highest |
15,702 |
1,415Lowest |
| Median age | 40.7±1.9Lowest about the CT average |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
52±5Highest 27% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
11.2%±3Lowest 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% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
25.8%±6.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Warren 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% CT: 42.5% |
55.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
10.6%±9Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Warren and Suffield 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 |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$134,583±$33kHighest 41% above CT |
| Warren and Suffield 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 |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$450,000±$38kHighest 23% above CT |
| Warren 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 |
$1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
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| Enfield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,360 19% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$3,769Lowest 43% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±6.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
55.2%±63.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Warren 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% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
93.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
15.9%±2.7 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Warren 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 | Suffield School District | Regional School District 20 |
| High school in town | Enfield High School | Suffield High School | None in town |
| 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.