What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Thompson has the most affordable homes ($292k 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	Thompson
People
Population	18,946Highest	9,337Lowest
Median age	44.3±1.7Lowest 8% above CT	54.1±2.2Highest 32% above CT
Kids under 18	22.8%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2%	11.4%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	22.7%±2.6Lowest CT: 18.5%	24.4%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5%
	Thompson and Avon 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%	21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%	2.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$154,058±$13kHighest 61% above CT	$93,629±$18kLowest about the CT average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$479,700±$20kHighest 31% above CT	$291,900±$24kLowest 20% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,857±$151Highest 25% above CT	$1,012±$344Lowest 32% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$9,371Highest 41% above CT	$3,822Lowest 42% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6%	54%±18.7Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Avon and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.8%Lowest CT: 10%	5.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	84.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT	1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 6% below CT	32 minHighest 20% above CT
Work from home	33.7%±3.6Highest CT: 16%	13.1%±4.4Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#31 of 149 in CT	#130 of 149 in CT
School district	Avon School District · Capitol Region Education Council	Thompson School District
High school in town	Avon High School	Tourtellotte Memorial High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.7Highest	7.9Lowest
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.