What stands out worked out from the figures below

Watertown has the most expensive homes ($334k median).

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

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	Watertown	Enfield
People
Population	22,253Lowest	41,090Highest
Median age	46.3±2.9Highest 13% above CT	40.7±1.9Lowest about the CT average
Kids under 18	17.7%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.9%±1.7Highest CT: 20.2%
	Enfield and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.3%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%	18%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	38.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	31.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	4.3%±0.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Enfield and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$101,691±$7kHighest 6% above CT	$90,404±$5kLowest 6% below CT
	Watertown and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$333,500±$16kHighest 9% below CT	$252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,275±$227Lowest 14% below CT	$1,574±$83Highest 6% above CT
	Enfield and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,014Highest 9% below CT	$5,360Lowest 19% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	56.6%±13.3Highest CT: 52.6%	46.7%±6.7Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Watertown and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.3%Lowest CT: 10%	8.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	75.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Highest 2 yrs newer than CT	1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest 10% below CT	24 minLowest 11% below CT
Work from home	10.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16%	14.5%±2.5Highest CT: 16%
	Enfield and Watertown 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	#126 of 149 in CT	#123 of 149 in CT
School district	Watertown School District	Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District
High school in town	Watertown High School	Enfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.6Lowest	13.5Highest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.