What stands out worked out from the figures below

Enfield has the most affordable homes ($253k median).

Tolland has the highest household income ($133k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Enfield	Tolland
People
Population	41,090Highest	14,606Lowest
Median age	40.7±1.9Lowest about the CT average	41.4±2.5Highest about the CT average
	Tolland and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.9%±1.7Lowest CT: 20.2%	22.6%±3Highest CT: 20.2%
	Tolland and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18%±1.2Highest CT: 18.5%	15.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Enfield and Tolland 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%	56.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.3%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	7.4%±2.3Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$90,404±$5kLowest 6% below CT	$133,264±$16kHighest 39% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT	$365,500±$21kHighest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,574±$83Lowest 6% above CT	$1,680±$119Highest 13% above CT
	Tolland and Enfield 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	$7,403Highest 11% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.7%±6.7Lowest CT: 52.6%	73.5%±62.4Highest CT: 52.6%
	Tolland 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%	5.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	90.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 11% below CT	32 minHighest 20% above CT
Work from home	14.5%±2.5Lowest CT: 16%	20.6%±3.6Highest CT: 16%
	Tolland 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	#60 of 149 in CT
School district	Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District	Tolland School District
High school in town	Enfield High School	Tolland High School
Students per teacherat that high school	13.5Highest	12.4Lowest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.