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Suffield vs Ayer vs Enfield
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).
Ayer has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Enfield has the most affordable homes ($253k 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 | Suffield | Ayer | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
3,098Lowest |
41,090Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
42.1±6.9 8% above U.S. |
40.7±1.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Ayer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.8%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Ayer and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.3%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18%±1.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Suffield and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Suffield and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,472±$13kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$74,878±$17kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$90,404±$5k 12% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$444,600±$43kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$252,900±$7kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Ayer and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
$1,240±$169Lowest 12% below U.S. |
$1,574±$83Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Enfield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456Highest 107% above U.S. |
$4,911Lowest 57% above U.S. |
$5,360 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±21.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Suffield and Ayer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.8%±6.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.5%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ayer and Suffield 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | #113 of 282 in MA | #123 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | — | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | — | Enfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
— | 13.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.