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Cornwall Bridge vs Hampton vs Union

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cornwall Bridge has the most renters (28.2% rent).
Hampton has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
Union has the most homeowners (92.9%).

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.

MeasureCornwall BridgeHamptonUnion
People
Population
248Lowest
1,647Highest
944
Median age
50.4±11.4
23% above CT
51.5±5.3Highest
25% above CT
49.9±4.3Lowest
21% above CT
Hampton and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.2%±11.6Highest
CT: 20.2%
19.7%±5.3
CT: 20.2%
16.9%±4.3Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Cornwall Bridge and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25%±11.4
CT: 18.5%
26.1%±2.1Highest
CT: 18.5%
24.5%±2.6Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Hampton and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.2%
CT: 42.5%
29.9%Highest
CT: 42.5%
24%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±6.7
CT: 7.1%
1.9%±1.1Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5%±3.3Highest
CT: 7.1%
Union and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$109,167±$19kHighest
14% above CT
$88,958±$14kLowest
7% below CT
Hampton and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$371,100±$64kHighest
about the CT average
$295,800±$27kLowest
19% below CT
$330,400±$26k
10% below CT
Cornwall Bridge and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$911±$105Lowest
39% below CT
$1,285±$288Highest
14% below CT
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Hampton and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,107Lowest
38% below CT
$4,364
34% below CT
$4,793Highest
28% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
89.3%±61
CT: 52.6%
52.5%±51.5Lowest
CT: 52.6%
90%±64.7Highest
CT: 52.6%
Union and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
19%Highest
CT: 10%
5.7%Lowest
CT: 10%
5.7%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.8%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
90%
CT: 66.5%
92.9%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1953Lowest
14 yrs older than CT
1980Highest
13 yrs newer than CT
1976
9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
31% above CT
29 minLowest
9% above CT
32 min
20% above CT
Work from home
19.8%±15.7Highest
CT: 16%
17.7%±5.1
CT: 16%
9%±3.7Lowest
CT: 16%
Cornwall Bridge and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Hampton School District Union School District
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet 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.