What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bolton has the shortest commute (25 min average).

Canton has the most people working from home (24.8%).

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	Bolton	Canton
People
Population	4,853Lowest	10,144Highest
Median age	43.7±3.3Lowest 6% above CT	45.3±5.2Highest 10% above CT
	Canton and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2%	22.6%±4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Canton and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.7%±3.4Lowest CT: 18.5%	23.5%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%
	Canton and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	51.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%	57.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.7%±2.6Highest CT: 7.1%	2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$126,364±$19kHighest 32% above CT	$117,991±$20kLowest 23% above CT
	Bolton and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$367,600±$17kLowest about the CT average	$395,300±$24kHighest 8% above CT
	Canton and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,127±$55Lowest 24% below CT	$1,403±$358Highest 6% below CT
	Canton and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,091Highest 22% above CT	$7,232Lowest 9% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	39.8%±30.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	59.9%±28.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Canton and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.2%Highest CT: 10%	5.7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88%Highest CT: 66.5%	83.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 6% below CT	29 minHighest 9% above CT
Work from home	20.7%±4.6Lowest CT: 16%	24.8%±6.1Highest CT: 16%
	Canton and Bolton 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	#79 of 149 in CT	#22 of 149 in CT
School district	Bolton School District	Canton School District
High school in town	Bolton High School	Canton High School
Students per teacherat that high school	7.4Lowest	9.6Highest
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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.