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Canton vs Preston vs Collinsville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canton has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Preston has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Collinsville has the most renters (29.3% rent).
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.
| Measure | Canton | Preston | Collinsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,144Highest |
4,821 |
3,963Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -0.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45.3±5.2Lowest 10% above CT |
46.2±7 12% above CT |
49.4±11.4Highest 20% above CT |
| Collinsville and Preston 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% |
18.7%±4.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±5.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Canton and Collinsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
23%±4.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.6%±7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Collinsville and Canton 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% |
28.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.7%±3 CT: 7.1% |
| Preston and Collinsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,991±$20kHighest 23% above CT |
$116,648±$27k 22% above CT |
$94,815±$16kLowest about the CT average |
| Canton and Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,300±$24k 8% above CT |
$361,900±$13kLowest about the CT average |
$395,500±$42kHighest 8% above CT |
| Collinsville and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,403±$358Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,433±$1k 4% below CT |
$1,455±$322Highest about the CT average |
| Collinsville and Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,232 9% above CT |
$4,749Lowest 29% below CT |
$7,349Highest 11% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.9%±28.9 CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±12.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64%±36.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Collinsville and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% CT: 10% |
2.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% CT: 66.5% |
91.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
70.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
30 minHighest 14% above CT |
| Work from home | 24.8%±6.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.3%±6Lowest CT: 16% |
24.5%±10.7 CT: 16% |
| Canton and Collinsville 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 | #22 of 149 in CT | #93 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Canton School District | Preston School District | — |
| High school in town | Canton High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
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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.