What stands out worked out from the figures below

Canterbury has the most affordable homes ($334k median).

Pomfret has the most kids (23.1% under 18).

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	Pomfret
People
Population	5,124Highest	4,317Lowest
Median age	48.4±4.5Highest 18% above CT	45.9±3.7Lowest 12% above CT
	Canterbury and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2%	23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Pomfret and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5%	17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Canterbury and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	26.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%	50.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.4%±2Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.6%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1%
	Pomfret 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±$6kLowest 8% above CT	$108,476±$8kHighest 13% above CT
	Pomfret and Canterbury 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	$409,100±$28kHighest 12% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$924±$367Lowest 38% below CT	$1,210±$300Highest 19% below CT
	Pomfret and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,140Lowest 38% below CT	$5,903Highest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	40%±13Lowest CT: 52.6%	61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	Pomfret 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%	6%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	80.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above CT	24 minLowest 11% below CT
Work from home	14.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16%	13.2%±5.2Lowest CT: 16%
	Canterbury and Pomfret 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	#39 of 149 in CT
School district	Canterbury School District	Pomfret School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story	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.