What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baltic has the most affordable homes ($196k median).

Bantam has the most people working from home (16%).

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	Baltic	Bantam
People
Population	1,157Highest	810Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-5.1% CT: +0.9%	-5.1% CT: +0.9%
Median age	37.8±15.8Lowest 8% below CT	47.2±15.7Highest 15% above CT
	Bantam and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.8%±6.5Highest CT: 20.2%
	Bantam and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	15.6%±5.2Lowest CT: 18.5%	25.4%±8.5Highest CT: 18.5%
	Bantam and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5%	26.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	3.1%±2.3Highest CT: 7.1%
	Bantam and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$68,958±$47k 28% below CT	—
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT	$317,700±$40kHighest 13% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,247±$141Highest 16% below CT	$688±$106Lowest 54% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,799Lowest 43% below CT	$3,984Highest 40% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	29.3%±13.7Lowest CT: 52.6%	57.3%±12.9Highest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	11.6%Lowest CT: 10%	14.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%	49.1%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT	1953Highest 14 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minHighest 6% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16%	16%±7.9Highest CT: 16%
	Bantam and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.