What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Cromwell has the most people working from home (18.4%).

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	Cromwell
People
Population	13,377Lowest	14,334Highest
Median age	50.5±3Highest 23% above CT	43.5±2.5Lowest 6% above CT
Kids under 18	15.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	19.1%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2%
	Cromwell and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.1%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%	22%±3.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Clinton and Cromwell 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%	49.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±2Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Cromwell 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±$14kHighest 30% above CT	$110,596±$10kLowest 15% above CT
	Clinton and Cromwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$380,000±$14kHighest 4% above CT	$325,200±$22kLowest 11% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,395±$105Lowest 6% below CT	$1,628±$154Highest 9% above CT
	Cromwell and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,151Highest 7% below CT	$6,137Lowest 8% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	43.5%±14.6Lowest CT: 52.6%	61%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Cromwell and Clinton 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%	5.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	82.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 10% above CT	24 minLowest 11% below CT
Work from home	11.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16%	18.4%±4Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#81 of 149 in CT	#69 of 149 in CT
School district	Clinton School District	Cromwell School District
High school in town	The Morgan School	Cromwell High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.7Lowest	11.1Highest
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.