What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bridgewater has the most expensive homes ($693k median).

East Hampton has the most affordable homes ($349k 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	Bridgewater	East Hampton
People
Population	1,658Lowest	12,925Highest
Median age	55.9±4.4Highest 36% above CT	43.6±3.7Lowest 6% above CT
Kids under 18	14.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	21.4%±3Highest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	37%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5%	20.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	59.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	39%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1%	5.2%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Bridgewater and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$159,365±$5kHighest 66% above CT	$124,577±$11kLowest 30% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT	$349,000±$14kLowest 5% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,467±$233Highest about the CT average	$1,393±$150Lowest 6% below CT
	Bridgewater and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,869Highest 3% above CT	$6,681Lowest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.8%±43Lowest CT: 52.6%	48.7%±16.4Highest CT: 52.6%
	East Hampton and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3%Lowest CT: 10%	4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	85.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT	1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 11% above CT	30 minHighest 11% above CT
Work from home	25.2%±5Highest CT: 16%	12.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#75 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 12	East Hampton School District
High school in town	None in town	East Hampton High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	11.3
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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.