What stands out worked out from the figures below

Enfield has the most people working from home (14.5%).

Winchester has the oldest population (median age 49.1).

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	Winchester
People
Population	41,090Highest	10,284Lowest
Median age	40.7±1.9Lowest about the CT average	49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT
Kids under 18	18.9%±1.7Highest CT: 20.2%	15.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Enfield and Winchester 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%	27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	31.8%Highest CT: 42.5%	27.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.3%±0.8Highest CT: 7.1%	4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Enfield and Winchester 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 6% below CT	$66,519±$12kLowest 31% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$252,900±$7kHighest 31% below CT	$249,500±$17kLowest 32% below CT
	Enfield and Winchester 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	$1,174±$116Lowest 21% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,360Highest 19% below CT	$4,780Lowest 28% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.7%±6.7Lowest CT: 52.6%	48.9%±15.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Winchester and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.3%Lowest CT: 10%	12.8%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	65.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1963Highest 4 yrs older than CT	1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 11% below CT	26 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	14.5%±2.5Highest CT: 16%	6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#123 of 149 in CT	#97 of 149 in CT
School district	Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District	Explorations District · Regional School District 07
High school in town	Enfield High School	Northwestern Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	13.5Highest	9.7Lowest
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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.