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Suffield vs Lyme vs Enfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($630k median).
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 | Lyme | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,702 |
2,303Lowest |
41,090Highest |
| Median age | 44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
40.7±1.9Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±1.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Enfield and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4% CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
31.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±0.8 CT: 7.1% |
| 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±$13k 25% above CT |
$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
$90,404±$5kLowest 6% below CT |
| Lyme and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
$252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,424±$141Lowest 4% below CT |
$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
$1,574±$83 6% above CT |
| Lyme and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,456 about the CT average |
$7,328Highest 10% above CT |
$5,360Lowest 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±4.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
46.7%±6.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Suffield and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% CT: 10% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
75.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1967 same as CT |
1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
14.5%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
| Lyme 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 | — | #123 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Suffield School District | Regional School District 18 | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District |
| High school in town | Suffield High School | None in town | 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 |
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.