What stands out worked out from the figures below

Burlington has the most people working from home (25%).

New Fairfield has the most expensive homes ($485k 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	Burlington	New Fairfield
People
Population	9,680Lowest	13,584Highest
Median age	39.9±2.4Lowest about the CT average	42.9±3.5Highest 4% above CT
	New Fairfield and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	25.9%±3.3Highest CT: 20.2%	25.1%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Burlington and New Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	13.7%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5%	20.1%±2.5Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	50.8%Highest CT: 42.5%	48.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.5%±2Lowest CT: 7.1%	8%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1%
	New Fairfield and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$165,120±$13kHighest 72% above CT	$137,647±$14kLowest 44% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$418,700±$21kLowest 14% above CT	$484,800±$17kHighest 32% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,427±$671Lowest 4% below CT	$1,896±$280Highest 27% above CT
	New Fairfield and Burlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,464Lowest 12% above CT	$8,224Highest 24% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.1%±15.9Highest CT: 52.6%	43.2%±17.9Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Burlington and New Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%	3.6%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	91.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT	1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 9% above CT	42 minHighest 60% above CT
Work from home	25%±4.1Highest CT: 16%	18%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%
	Burlington and New Fairfield 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	#58 of 149 in CT	#49 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 10	New Fairfield School District
High school in town	Lewis S. Mills High School	New Fairfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.4Lowest	11.8Highest
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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.