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Enfield vs Suffield vs Webster 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
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Hazardville has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
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 | Webster | Hazardville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 41,090Highest |
15,702 |
17,748 |
6,022Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+49.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.9 5% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.2±6.3 11% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Hazardville 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% |
16.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.9%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hazardville and Webster 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% |
40.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Webster 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. |
$119,472±$13kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$81,893±$20k about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,900±$7k 24% below U.S. |
$407,500±$26kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
$242,900±$20kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,574±$83Highest 11% above U.S. |
$1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
$1,228±$81Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,530±$299 8% above U.S. |
| Enfield and Hazardville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,360 72% above U.S. |
$6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$3,999Lowest 28% above U.S. |
$4,948 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.1%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11%±3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District | Suffield School District | Webster | — |
| High school in town | Enfield High School | Suffield High School | Bartlett High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
10.9Lowest |
11.6 |
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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.