What stands out worked out from the figures below

Clinton has the most affordable homes ($380k median).

Avon has the most people working from home (33.7%).

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	Clinton	Avon
People
Population	13,377Lowest	18,946Highest
Median age	50.5±3Highest 23% above CT	44.3±1.7Lowest 8% above CT
Kids under 18	15.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	22.8%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	24.1%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%	22.7%±2.6Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Clinton and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	43.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%	73.1%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±2Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Avon and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$124,824±$14kLowest 30% above CT	$154,058±$13kHighest 61% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$380,000±$14kLowest 4% above CT	$479,700±$20kHighest 31% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,395±$105Lowest 6% below CT	$1,857±$151Highest 25% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,151Lowest 7% below CT	$9,371Highest 41% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	43.5%±14.6Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Avon and Clinton 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%	4.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	85.4%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 10% above CT	25 minLowest 6% below CT
Work from home	11.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16%	33.7%±3.6Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#81 of 149 in CT	#31 of 149 in CT
School district	Clinton School District	Avon School District · Capitol Region Education Council
High school in town	The Morgan School	Avon High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.7Lowest	11.7Highest
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.