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Town Hall · Enfield

Enfield spent less per resident in 2022 than 80% of similar towns

Enfield’s town government spent $170.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,911 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau.

Town website
Election Day

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General election in Connecticut.

Register or check: vote.gov ↗
Day-to-day spending, 2022
$170.4M
year to June 30, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$3,911
In 2022: $3,911, less than 80% of 44 similar towns
Long-term debt
$92.0M
end of FY2022, reported
Town staff, 2025
1,199
full-time · 221 part-time · March payroll $8.7M
Typical tax bill
$5,360
2.12% of home value · CT 1.81%

What stands out about how Enfield is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends less than most similar townsIn 2022: $3,911 per resident, less than 80% of 44 similar towns.Runs its own schoolsThe schools are part of the town budget, not a separate district.Results of its own20,351 votes for president in 2024, counted for Enfield itself.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Enfield’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

  • Nov2
    Town CouncilMonday · 7:00 pm · 820 Enfield Street, Council ChambersTown Council Regular MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Nov2
    Town CouncilMonday · 6:30 pm · 820 Enfield Street, Scitico RoomTown Council Special MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Nov2
    Board of EducationMonday · 5:00 pm · 1010 Enfield Street, Superintendent's OfficeBOE Finance & Budget CommitteeAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct29
    Planning & Zoning CommissionThursday · 6:00 pm · 820 Enfield StPlanning & Zoning Commission Special Meeting-CANCELLEDAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct28
    Historic District CommissionWednesday · 7:00 pm · 820 Enfield Street, Council ChambersHistoric District Commission Regular Meeting-CANCELLEDAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2022 budget

About $3,911 per resident a year, or $10.72 a day

Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 63% of day-to-day spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 65%From the state 27%Fees & charges 5%From the federal government 1%Other taxes & licenses 1%From other local governments 1%Interest, fines & other <1%
Schools included

Enfield runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with Connecticut towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that run their own schools.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $165.1 million; interest on debt $4.8 million; payments to other governments $2.9 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $343.2 million.
Compared with similar places

$3,911 per resident in 2022: less than 80% of them

Enfield’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($3,911 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 44 Connecticut towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that run their own schools: the median was $4,869, and the middle half spent $4,224–$6,376. Enfield spent less than 80% of them.

Middle half of the group, $4,224–$6,376Median $4,869Enfield

Includes sewer and trash ($7.1 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
44

Connecticut towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Enfield itself left out).

Over the years

No trend yet

Enfield reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023, 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet.

Town staff
1,199

full-time in March 2025, down from 1,300 in 2022.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $5,360 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.12% of the home’s value, vs 1.81% across Connecticut.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Longmeadow$9,236
Connecticut$6,643
Suffield$6,456
Somers$6,456
Southwood Acres$5,725
Thompsonville$5,492
Enfield$5,360
Hazardville$4,948
East Windsor$4,873
Windsor Locks$3,688
$5,360
typical bill a year
2.12%
effective rate
$252,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Enfield’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Tax bills are one input to Enfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Enfield →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Enfield

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See enfield.org for Enfield’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Enfield yet.enfield.org ↗
Who works for Enfield

One full-time town employee for every 36 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (43,559).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Schools764 + 121 pt
Police131 + 21 pt
Health & welfare106 + 37 pt
Administration & buildings42 + 10 pt
Parks & libraries19 + 27 pt
Sewer & trash32
Roads & transportation18 + 2 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections2
Housing & development2
Other83 + 3 pt
1,199
full-time
221
part-time
$8.7M
payroll for March 2025
$104.3M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$84,200
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
94
sworn police officers
Compared, 2022.Enfield had 29.8 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 23 of the 44 Connecticut towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 31.8: Enfield had fewer than 57% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Enfield School District

Enfield’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Enfield, so this money is part of the budget above.

Schools in Enfield →
$22,155
per pupil · CT $25,892
4,826
students
$15.1 million
long-term debt

Of the $22,155 per pupil, $14,815 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 43%State 50%Federal 6%

Connecticut districts overall: 58% local, 35% state, 8% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Enfield voted in 2024

Official results for Enfield’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President20,351 votes · results as certified
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat50.7%10,317 votes
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican47.8%9,718 votes

Others: 1.6% (316 votes).

Most votes in Enfield: Kamala D Harris

Connecticut: Harris 56.4%, Trump 41.9%

Turnout
62%

of Enfield’s 32,652 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Connecticut: 66%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. Senate19,618 votes
Christopher S MurphyDemocrat53.9%
Matthew M CoreyRepublican44.0%
Others2.1%

Most votes in Enfield: Christopher S Murphy

Connecticut: Murphy 58.6%, Corey 39.7%

President, 2024: Enfield, its county and the state

HarrisTrumpOthersVotes
Enfield50.7%47.8%1.6%20,351
Connecticut56.4%41.9%1.7%1,759,010
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.

Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.

Next door

How Enfield compares with the towns next door

Enfield spent $3,911 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $3,428 to $6,330. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

East Windsor: no reported 2022 figuresSuffield: $6,330 per resident (2022)Somers: $3,428 per resident (2022)Hazardville: unincorporated, no town budgetThompsonville: unincorporated, no town budgetSouthwood Acres: unincorporated, no town budgetWindsor Locks: no reported 2022 figuresEast WindsorSuffieldSomersHazardvilleThompsonvilleSouthwood AcresWindsor LocksEnfield
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Somers$3,428 runs schools$6,456
Suffield$6,330 runs schools$6,456
East Windsorestimate$4,873
Windsor Locksestimate$3,688
Enfield$3,911$5,360

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Enfield’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websiteenfield.org ↗

Questions about Enfield’s government

How much does Enfield spend per resident?

About $3,911 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $3,911 was less than 80% of 44 Connecticut towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Enfield?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,360 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.12% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.81% across Connecticut. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see enfield.org.

Who runs Enfield’s government?

See enfield.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Enfield yet.

How did Enfield vote in 2024?

For president, Kamala D Harris 50.7%, Donald J Trump 47.8% (20,351 votes, official results). . Connecticut: Harris 56.4%, Trump 41.9%.

How many people work for Enfield?

1,199 full-time and 221 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $8.7M (about $104.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Enfield?

The next posted meeting is Enfield Culture and Arts Commission on Tuesday, November 3, at 6:30 pm in 104 Middle Rd, from the town’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Enfield’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →