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A town of 41,090 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut
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About Enfield

Town in Connecticut, United States
1679Established
42,141Population
34.2 sq miArea
56 ftElevation

Enfield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, first settled by John and Robert Pease of Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 42,141 at the 2020 census. It is bordered by Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, to the north, Somers to the east, East Windsor and Ellington to the south, and the Connecticut River (towns of Suffield and Windsor Locks) to the west.

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ZIP code06082, 06083
Area code860
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Housing in Enfield

$339K▲ 5.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Enfield home is worth about $339,000, up 5.3% in a year, 25% below the Connecticut typical home.

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B−

Safety Grade B-

Enfield reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 55% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Enfield 0.8
Connecticut 1.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Enfield 10
Connecticut 11.6
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C

The public schools Enfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 67% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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