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Enfield vs Willimantic vs East Haven
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 people working from home (14.5%).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
East Haven has the most expensive homes ($294k 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 | Willimantic | East Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 41,090Highest |
18,096Lowest |
27,806 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 40.7±1.9 about the CT average |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
45.7±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.7 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±1.2 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.5%±1.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
| East Haven 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 CT: 42.5% |
24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
25.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,404±$5k 6% below CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$94,628±$9kHighest about the CT average |
| East Haven and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,900±$7k 31% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$294,200±$12kHighest 20% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,574±$83Highest 6% above CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,528±$132 about the CT average |
| Enfield and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,360Highest 19% below CT |
$4,678Lowest 30% below CT |
$5,122 23% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±6.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
58.9%±9.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| East Haven and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
7.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
74.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 4 yrs older than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1967Highest same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
24 minHighest 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.5Highest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
9%±2.1 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #123 of 149 in CT | — | #127 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District | — | East Haven School District |
| High school in town | Enfield High School | — | East Haven High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
— | 12.0Lowest |
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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.