What stands out worked out from the figures below

Canton has the most people working from home (24.8%).

Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).

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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	Canton	Ansonia
People
Population	10,144Lowest	19,033Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-1.7% CT: +0.9%
Median age	45.3±5.2Highest 10% above CT	40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average
	Canton and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.6%±4Highest CT: 20.2%	18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Canton and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.5%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%	18.1%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Canton and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	57.2%Highest CT: 42.5%	21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$117,991±$20kHighest 23% above CT	$85,877±$10kLowest 10% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$395,300±$24kHighest 8% above CT	$287,200±$14kLowest 22% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,403±$358Lowest 6% below CT	$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average
	Ansonia and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,232Highest 9% above CT	$5,446Lowest 18% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	59.9%±28.9Highest CT: 52.6%	39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Canton and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Lowest CT: 10%	9.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 9% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	24.8%±6.1Highest CT: 16%	9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#22 of 149 in CT	#142 of 149 in CT
School district	Canton School District	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District
High school in town	Canton High School	Emmett O'Brien Technical High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.6Lowest	12.2Highest
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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.