What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bolton has the most people working from home (20.7%).

Wolcott has the most affordable homes ($326k 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	Bolton	Wolcott
People
Population	4,853Lowest	16,279Highest
Median age	43.7±3.3Lowest 6% above CT	44.4±2.5Highest 8% above CT
	Wolcott and Bolton 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%	19.4%±3.1Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Bolton and Wolcott 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%	18.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Bolton and Wolcott 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%	37%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.7%±2.6Highest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Bolton and Wolcott 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	$110,850±$10kLowest 16% above CT
	Bolton and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$367,600±$17kHighest about the CT average	$326,200±$17kLowest 11% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,127±$55Lowest 24% below CT	$1,464±$913Highest about the CT average
	Wolcott 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	$5,799Lowest 13% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	39.8%±30.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	49.8%±24.2Highest CT: 52.6%
	Wolcott 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%	1.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88%Lowest CT: 66.5%	88.4%Highest 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	30 minHighest 13% above CT
Work from home	20.7%±4.6Highest CT: 16%	11.2%±3.1Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#79 of 149 in CT	#76 of 149 in CT
School district	Bolton School District	Wolcott School District
High school in town	Bolton High School	Wolcott High School
Students per teacherat that high school	7.4Lowest	10.1Highest
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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.