What stands out worked out from the figures below

Clinton has the oldest population (median age 50.5).

Durham has the most people working from home (20.5%).

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	Durham
People
Population	13,377Highest	7,208Lowest
Median age	50.5±3Highest 23% above CT	45.5±2.8Lowest 11% above CT
	Clinton and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	16.4%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Durham 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%	17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	43.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%	47.9%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±2Highest CT: 7.1%	3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Clinton and Durham 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	$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$380,000±$14kLowest 4% above CT	$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,395±$105Highest 6% below CT	$1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT
	Clinton and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,151Lowest 7% below CT	$7,998Highest 20% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	43.5%±14.6Lowest CT: 52.6%	44.9%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6%
	Durham 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%	3.4%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.2%Highest 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	23 minLowest 13% below CT
Work from home	11.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16%	20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#81 of 149 in CT	#88 of 149 in CT
School district	Clinton School District	Regional School District 13
High school in town	The Morgan School	Coginchaug Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.7Highest	8.9Lowest
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.