What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Union has the oldest population (median age 49.9).

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	Union
People
Population	9,680Highest	944Lowest
Median age	39.9±2.4Lowest about the CT average	49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT
Kids under 18	25.9%±3.3Highest CT: 20.2%	16.9%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	13.7%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5%	24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	50.8%Highest CT: 42.5%	24%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1%	5%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Burlington and Union 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	$88,958±$14kLowest 7% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$418,700±$21kHighest 14% above CT	$330,400±$26kLowest 10% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,427±$671 4% below CT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,464Highest 12% above CT	$4,793Lowest 28% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.1%±15.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6%
	Union and Burlington 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%	5.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	92.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 9% above CT	32 minHighest 20% above CT
Work from home	25%±4.1Highest CT: 16%	9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#58 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Regional School District 10	Union School District
High school in town	Lewis S. Mills High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	11.4	—
On TownTapestry
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.