Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
32% more nonprofits per person than the typical New York town.
Enfield’s strongest is health: it is healthier than 92% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is cost of living (C): the typical home is worth about $224K, 3 years of the Ithaca metro’s $74K median household income. Put together, the subjects come to a B overall, ranking 296th of 745 in New York. It comes out better than 63% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 33 of New York’s 1,187 towns do better. The biggest place to walk is Robert H. Treman State Park, 761 acres with 7.9 miles of trail. Its mean commuting time is 31 minutes, above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
Where Enfield beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Enfield | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.8% | 7.9% |
Enfield Falls Mill and Miller's HouseWhere Enfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Enfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,332 in 1830, a low of 867 in 1920, 3,401 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1866 and 3 maps from 1893 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Enfield, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Enfield.
Enfield has less no health insurance than most of New York and sends most of its workers to Ithaca and beyond.
Its widest gap with New York is no health insurance: 4.8% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 7.9% statewide.
Enfield: 4.8% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Among adults here, 27% have high blood pressure and 7.9% have diabetes.
| Enfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 33% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Enfield | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.8% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 17.2% |
| More adults with depression | 22.6% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Ithaca City School District runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Enfield’s public school: 165 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enfield SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 165 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Walkers can cover 13 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Enfield’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Enfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Robert H. Treman State Park | 7.9 mi | 761 |
| 2. Bock-Harvey Forest Preserve | 1.2 mi | 50 |
| 3. Stevenson Forest Preserve | 1.1 mi | 87 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Enfield has 227 jobs for its 1,305 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Half the trips to work are shorter than 9 miles. Employers in Enfield shed 61 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 227. For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 14%. The top destinations are Ithaca (26%), Ithaca (22%) and Lansing (7%).
| Enfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 26% of residents (21% statewide). In Enfield, 43% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Enfield at 3,230 residents, down 4.1% since 2020.
| Enfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.3 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.2 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Enfield | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.8% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.6% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.7% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.5% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.1% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.8% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.8% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.1% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,200, single groups can be off by several points
Enfield’s typical July afternoon high stands at 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Enfield, the going rate for rent is $1,301 a month. Among households here, 79% are owner-occupiers.
| Enfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,301 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
78% of Enfield’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 6%. On expected storm and flood damage, Enfield sits above 50% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid locally since 2006.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Enfield. Close and well known come first.
20 mi LakeSeneca Lake
18 mi LakeCayuga Lake
14 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
7 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
7 mi Stadium & arenaSchoellkopf Field
7 mi MuseumHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art80K visitors a yearSeneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Schoellkopf Field: Alex Sergeev, (www.asergeev.com) Originally uploaded by en:User:Cornell010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Enfield
About 4 of every 100 Enfield residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Enfield is a town in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 3,401 at the 2020 census. The Town of Enfield is located on the western border of the county and is west of Ithaca.
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4 towns share a border with Enfield.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Ithaca (B) comes closest.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Enfield grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #296 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health and B for schools.
The typical home is worth about $224,000, 57% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
