What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Farmington has the most renters (25.6% rent).

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	Farmington
People
Population	18,946Lowest	27,134Highest
Median age	44.3±1.7Highest 8% above CT	43.5±1.4Lowest 6% above CT
	Avon and Farmington 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%	19.9%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Avon and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.7%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%	20.4%±1.8Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Avon and Farmington 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%	68.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.6%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.6%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1%
	Farmington and Avon 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	$141,120±$10kLowest 47% above CT
	Avon and Farmington 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	$432,700±$14kLowest 18% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,857±$151Highest 25% above CT	$1,807±$82Lowest 21% above CT
	Avon and Farmington 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	$6,771Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6%	51.1%±7.5Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Avon and Farmington 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%	4.2%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	74.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Lowest 12 yrs newer than CT	1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minHighest 6% below CT	24 minLowest 10% below CT
Work from home	33.7%±3.6Highest CT: 16%	22.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#31 of 149 in CT	#12 of 149 in CT
School district	Avon School District · Capitol Region Education Council	Farmington School District
High school in town	Avon High School	Farmington High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.7Lowest	11.8Highest
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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.