What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

West Cornwall has the most affordable homes ($396k 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	West Cornwall
People
Population	1,658Highest	70Lowest
Median age	55.9±4.4Lowest 36% above CT	61.3±14.1Highest 49% above CT
	West Cornwall and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14.4%±2.9Highest CT: 20.2%	8.6%±49.5Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Bridgewater and West Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	37%±6.6Lowest CT: 18.5%	44.3%±50.8Highest CT: 18.5%
	West Cornwall and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	59.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	57.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1%	4.3%±21.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Bridgewater and West Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$159,365±$5kLowest 66% above CT	$175,156±$54kHighest 83% above CT
	West Cornwall and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT	$395,800±$64kLowest 8% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,467±$233 about the CT average	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,869Highest 3% above CT	$3,056Lowest 54% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.8%±43Highest CT: 52.6%	0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Bridgewater and West Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3%Lowest CT: 10%	4.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	83.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT	1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 11% above CT	24 minLowest 11% below CT
Work from home	25.2%±5Highest CT: 16%	14.6%±12.8Lowest CT: 16%
	Bridgewater and West Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Regional School District 12	—
High school in town	None in town	—
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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.