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Enfield vs Weweantic 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
Enfield has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Weweantic has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
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 | Weweantic | Hazardville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 41,090Highest |
1,452Lowest |
6,022 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+49.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
44.4±13.9Highest 14% above U.S. |
43.2±6.3 11% above U.S. |
| Weweantic and Hazardville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.9%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Enfield and Hazardville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±1.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hazardville and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
10.1%±8.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Weweantic 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±$5kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$62,481±$39kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$81,893±$20k about the U.S. average |
| Enfield and Hazardville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,900±$7k 24% below U.S. |
$420,800±$42kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$242,900±$20kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,574±$83Highest 11% above U.S. |
— | $1,530±$299Lowest 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 | $5,360Highest 72% above U.S. |
$3,764Lowest 21% above U.S. |
$4,948 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.1%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 11% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11%±3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Enfield and Hazardville 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 | — | — |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Enfield High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5 |
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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.