What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bolton has the most homeowners (88%).

Vernon has the most renters (46.8% 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	Bolton	Vernon
People
Population	4,853Lowest	30,577Highest
Median age	43.7±3.3Highest 6% above CT	39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT
	Bolton and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2%	16.9%±2Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Bolton and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.7%±3.4Highest CT: 18.5%	18.6%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Bolton and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	51.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	38%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.7%±2.6Lowest CT: 7.1%	7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Vernon and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$126,364±$19kHighest 32% above CT	$85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$367,600±$17kHighest about the CT average	$275,500±$11kLowest 25% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,127±$55Lowest 24% below CT	$1,425±$77Highest 4% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,091Highest 22% above CT	$5,804Lowest 13% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	39.8%±30.8Highest CT: 52.6%	39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Bolton and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.2%Lowest CT: 10%	13.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88%Highest CT: 66.5%	53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Highest 2 yrs newer than CT	1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 6% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	20.7%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	13.4%±2.5Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#79 of 149 in CT	#107 of 149 in CT
School district	Bolton School District	Vernon School District
High school in town	Bolton High School	Rockville High School
Students per teacherat that high school	7.4Lowest	12.1Highest
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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.