What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bloomfield has the most homeowners (71.1%).

Middletown has the most renters (47.1% rent).

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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.

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Measure	Bloomfield	Middletown
People
Population	21,754Lowest	47,958Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+0.1% CT: +0.9%
Median age	48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT	38.1±1.5Lowest 7% below CT
Kids under 18	13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2%	14.3%±1.3Highest CT: 20.2%
	Middletown and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%	16.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.8%Highest CT: 42.5%	40.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	15.5%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$98,725±$14kHighest 3% above CT	$79,438±$6kLowest 17% below CT
	Bloomfield and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$286,900±$11kLowest 22% below CT	$295,300±$11kHighest 20% below CT
	Middletown and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT	$1,446±$45Lowest about the CT average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,795Lowest 13% below CT	$6,412Highest 3% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	52.6%±11.2Highest CT: 52.6%	47.7%±5.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Bloomfield and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.8%Lowest CT: 10%	12%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	71.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	52.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT	1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 min 12% below CT	23 min 12% below CT
Work from home	18.2%±3.1Highest CT: 16%	14.1%±1.8Lowest CT: 16%
	Bloomfield and Middletown 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	#139 of 149 in CT	#121 of 149 in CT
School district	Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
High school in town	Academy of International Studies 6-12	Middletown High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.1Lowest	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.