What stands out worked out from the figures below

Canterbury has the most people working from home (14.7%).

Middlefield has the shortest commute (25 min average).

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	Canterbury	Middlefield
People
Population	5,124Highest	4,243Lowest
Median age	48.4±4.5Lowest 18% above CT	51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT
	Middlefield and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2%	13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Canterbury and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.5%±4.4 CT: 18.5%	25.5%±7.2 CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	26.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%	41.5%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.4%±2Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1%
	Middlefield and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$103,198±$6kHighest 8% above CT	$99,837±$20kLowest 4% above CT
	Canterbury and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$334,200±$12kLowest 9% below CT	$376,000±$27kHighest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$924±$367Lowest 38% below CT	$3,501Highest 135% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,140Lowest 38% below CT	$6,853Highest 3% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	40%±13Lowest CT: 52.6%	85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6%
	Middlefield and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.9%Lowest CT: 10%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	86.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above CT	25 minLowest 6% below CT
Work from home	14.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16%	10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16%
	Canterbury and Middlefield 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	#125 of 149 in CT	#65 of 149 in CT
School district	Canterbury School District	Regional School District 13
High school in town	None in town	None in town
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.