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Avon vs Canton vs Preston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avon has the most people working from home (33.7%).
Canton has the most renters (16.3% rent).
Preston has the shortest commute (22 min average).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Avon | Canton | Preston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,946Highest |
10,144 |
4,821Lowest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
45.3±5.2 10% above CT |
46.2±7Highest 12% above CT |
| Preston and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
22.6%±4 CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±4.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Avon and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.6Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
23%±4.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Canton and Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 73.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
57.2% CT: 42.5% |
28.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Avon and Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $154,058±$13kHighest 61% above CT |
$117,991±$20k 23% above CT |
$116,648±$27kLowest 22% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $479,700±$20kHighest 31% above CT |
$395,300±$24k 8% above CT |
$361,900±$13kLowest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,857±$151Highest 25% above CT |
$1,403±$358Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,433±$1k 4% below CT |
| Avon and Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,371Highest 41% above CT |
$7,232 9% above CT |
$4,749Lowest 29% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.6%±11.9 CT: 52.6% |
59.9%±28.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±12.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Canton and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% CT: 10% |
5.7%Highest CT: 10% |
2.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4% CT: 66.5% |
83.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below CT |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 33.7%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
24.8%±6.1 CT: 16% |
10.3%±6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Avon and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 149 in CT | #22 of 149 in CT | #93 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Avon School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Canton School District | Preston School District |
| High school in town | Avon High School | Canton High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Highest |
9.6Lowest |
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CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.