What stands out worked out from the figures below

Avon has the most people working from home (33.7%).

Durham has the most affordable homes ($425k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Avon	Durham
People
Population	18,946Highest	7,208Lowest
Median age	44.3±1.7Lowest 8% above CT	45.5±2.8Highest 11% above CT
	Durham and Avon 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%	16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	22.7%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%	17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Avon and Durham 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%	47.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%	3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Avon and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$154,058±$13kLowest 61% above CT	$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT
	Durham and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$479,700±$20kHighest 31% above CT	$424,800±$23kLowest 16% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,857±$151Highest 25% above CT	$1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$9,371Highest 41% above CT	$7,998Lowest 20% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6%	44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Avon and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.8%Highest CT: 10%	3.4%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.2%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minHighest 6% below CT	23 minLowest 13% below CT
Work from home	33.7%±3.6Highest CT: 16%	20.5%±6.4Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#31 of 149 in CT	#88 of 149 in CT
School district	Avon School District · Capitol Region Education Council	Regional School District 13
High school in town	Avon High School	Coginchaug Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.7Highest	8.9Lowest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

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.