What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Tolland has the highest household income ($133k).

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	Canton	Tolland
People
Population	10,144Lowest	14,606Highest
Median age	45.3±5.2Highest 10% above CT	41.4±2.5Lowest about the CT average
	Canton and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.6%±4 CT: 20.2%	22.6%±3 CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	23.5%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%	15.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	57.2%Highest CT: 42.5%	56.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	7.4%±2.3Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$117,991±$20kLowest 23% above CT	$133,264±$16kHighest 39% above CT
	Tolland and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$395,300±$24kHighest 8% above CT	$365,500±$21kLowest about the CT average
	Canton and Tolland 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	$1,680±$119Highest 13% above CT
	Tolland and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,232Lowest 9% above CT	$7,403Highest 11% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	59.9%±28.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	73.5%±62.4Highest CT: 52.6%
	Tolland and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Highest CT: 10%	5.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	90.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 9% above CT	32 minHighest 20% above CT
Work from home	24.8%±6.1Highest CT: 16%	20.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 16%
	Canton and Tolland 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	#60 of 149 in CT
School district	Canton School District	Tolland School District
High school in town	Canton High School	Tolland High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.6Lowest	12.4Highest
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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.