What stands out worked out from the figures below

Clinton has the oldest population (median age 50.5).

Ellington 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	Ellington
People
Population	13,377Lowest	16,455Highest
Median age	50.5±3Highest 23% above CT	40.9±2.4Lowest about the CT average
Kids under 18	15.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	24%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	24.1%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%	18.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Clinton and Ellington 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%	51.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±2Lowest CT: 7.1%	6%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Ellington 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	$129,913±$17kHighest 36% above CT
	Ellington and Clinton 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	$366,900±$17kLowest about the CT average
	Clinton and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,395±$105Lowest 6% below CT	$1,737±$212Highest 17% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,151Lowest 7% below CT	$6,751Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	43.5%±14.6Lowest CT: 52.6%	45.5%±10.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	Ellington 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%	2.4%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	72.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT	1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 10% above CT	31 minHighest 18% above CT
Work from home	11.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16%	18.4%±3.9Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#81 of 149 in CT	#46 of 149 in CT
School district	Clinton School District	Ellington School District
High school in town	The Morgan School	Ellington High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.7Lowest	10.3Highest
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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.