Pros and Cons of Living in Enfield
Enfield's core trade-off pairs a real, distinct I-91/Connecticut River logistics-gateway identity and genuinely affordable housing against an elevated effective property tax rate and a real, documented flood history.
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Learn morePro: a real, distinct logistics-gateway identity and income advantage
Enfield's genuine 'Gateway of the Hartford-Springfield' position on I-91 and the Connecticut River anchors a real, diversified distribution and manufacturing employer base, alongside a notably higher median household income ($90,404) than several other Hartford County markets.
Pro: genuinely affordable housing relative to the statewide median
A $357,750 median sale price runs meaningfully below Connecticut's own roughly $476,500 statewide median home price, a real, substantial relative-affordability advantage.
Con: an elevated effective property tax rate
Enfield's Ownwell-cited effective property tax rate (~3.50%) runs above both Hartford County's own median and Connecticut's already-elevated statewide median, on top of the state's real, high 6.99% top income tax rate.
Con: a real, documented Connecticut River flood history
Enfield's real Connecticut River proximity carries a documented historical flood record (the 1936 flood; the 1900 partial destruction of the Enfield-Suffield Covered Bridge) -- a genuine, disclosed consideration for flood-insurance planning.
Key takeaways
- Pro: a real, distinct I-91/Connecticut River logistics-gateway identity and a notably higher median household income.
- Pro: genuinely affordable housing ($357,750 median) well below Connecticut's statewide median.
- Con: an elevated effective property tax rate (~3.50%) above both county and state medians.
- Con: a real, documented Connecticut River flood history specific to the Enfield area.
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