What stands out worked out from the figures below

Clinton has the most homeowners (84.7%).

Hamden has the most people working from home (16.3%).

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	Hamden
People
Population	13,377Lowest	61,045Highest
Median age	50.5±3Highest 23% above CT	38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT
Kids under 18	15.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	17%±1.5Highest CT: 20.2%
	Hamden 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%	18.1%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	43.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%	47.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±2Lowest CT: 7.1%	15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$124,824±$14kHighest 30% above CT	$98,306±$7kLowest about the CT average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$380,000±$14kHighest 4% above CT	$298,200±$9kLowest 19% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,395±$105Lowest 6% below CT	$1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,151Lowest 7% below CT	$7,784Highest 17% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	43.5%±14.6Lowest CT: 52.6%	50.9%±5.4Highest CT: 52.6%
	Hamden 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%	9.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT	1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 10% above CT	22 minLowest 18% below CT
Work from home	11.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16%	16.3%±2.1Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#81 of 149 in CT	#122 of 149 in CT
School district	Clinton School District	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services
High school in town	The Morgan School	Hamden High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.7Lowest	13.5Highest
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.