Cost of Living in Enfield
Enfield's cost of living centers on genuinely affordable housing relative to Connecticut's own statewide median, offset by an elevated effective property tax rate and the state's high top income tax rate.
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Learn moreAffordable housing versus Connecticut's statewide median
Enfield's June 2026 median sale price ran $357,750, meaningfully below Connecticut's roughly $476,500 statewide median. Median rent carries its own real, disclosed spread: approximately $1,996-$2,300/month depending on source and methodology (base record).
An elevated effective property tax rate versus both county and state medians
Enfield's Ownwell-cited effective property tax rate ran approximately 3.50%, above both Hartford County's own ~3.45% median and Connecticut's ~3.05% statewide median -- though raw mill-rate arithmetic (31.50 FY2025-26 mills x 70% assessment ratio) implies a lower ~2.21%, a real, disclosed cross-methodology gap (base record).
Connecticut's flat sales tax and graduated income tax apply uniformly
Connecticut's flat 6.35% state sales tax (7.75% on certain luxury goods) and graduated income tax, topping out at 6.99%, apply the same in Enfield as statewide -- Connecticut has no local-option sales tax (base record).
A real, notably higher household income offsets some cost pressure
Enfield's median household income ($90,404) runs notably higher than several other Hartford County markets in this dataset, a real, disclosed factor that meaningfully offsets the town's elevated property tax rate for many households (base record).
Key takeaways
- Enfield's housing runs genuinely affordable relative to Connecticut's own statewide median ($357,750 vs. ~$476,500).
- Property tax runs above both the Hartford County and CT statewide medians by Ownwell's bill-based measure (3.50%), though mill-rate arithmetic implies a lower figure (~2.21%) -- both disclosed.
- Connecticut's flat 6.35% sales tax and 6.99%-topped income tax apply uniformly, with no local-option add-on.
- Median household income ($90,404) runs notably higher than several other Hartford County markets in this dataset.
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