What stands out worked out from the figures below

Wolcott has the most expensive homes ($326k 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	Wolcott	Enfield
People
Population	16,279Lowest	41,090Highest
Median age	44.4±2.5Highest 8% above CT	40.7±1.9Lowest about the CT average
	Wolcott and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.4%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2%	18.9%±1.7Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Wolcott and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%	18%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Wolcott and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	37%Highest CT: 42.5%	31.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.3%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1%	4.3%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Wolcott and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$110,850±$10kHighest 16% above CT	$90,404±$5kLowest 6% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$326,200±$17kHighest 11% below CT	$252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,464±$913Lowest about the CT average	$1,574±$83Highest 6% above CT
	Enfield and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,799Highest 13% below CT	$5,360Lowest 19% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	49.8%±24.2Highest CT: 52.6%	46.7%±6.7Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Wolcott and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	1.8%Lowest CT: 10%	8.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	75.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 13% above CT	24 minLowest 11% below CT
Work from home	11.2%±3.1Lowest CT: 16%	14.5%±2.5Highest CT: 16%
	Enfield and Wolcott 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	#76 of 149 in CT	#123 of 149 in CT
School district	Wolcott School District	Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District
High school in town	Wolcott High School	Enfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.1Lowest	13.5Highest
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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.