What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cornwall has the most people working from home (32.4%).

Ashford has the most affordable homes ($335k median).

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	Cornwall	Ashford
People
Population	1,425Lowest	4,226Highest
Median age	53.9±5.1Highest 31% above CT	37.9±10.3Lowest 8% below CT
Kids under 18	14.9%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.5%±5.5Highest CT: 20.2%
	Ashford and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	29.4%±2.5Highest CT: 18.5%	18.9%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	59.1%Highest CT: 42.5%	35.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.9%±3Highest CT: 7.1%	4.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Cornwall and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$128,864±$34kHighest 35% above CT	$121,926±$23kLowest 27% above CT
	Cornwall and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$554,600±$106kHighest 51% above CT	$334,800±$18kLowest 9% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,047±$121Lowest 30% below CT	$1,246±$208Highest 16% below CT
	Ashford and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,792Lowest 13% below CT	$6,982Highest 5% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.8%±31.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	47%±26Highest CT: 52.6%
	Ashford and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.2%Highest CT: 10%	5.4%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.3%Highest CT: 66.5%	76.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT	1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minLowest 13% above CT	34 minHighest 30% above CT
Work from home	32.4%±13.6Highest CT: 16%	19.3%±5.5Lowest CT: 16%
	Cornwall and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#90 of 149 in CT
School district	Cornwall School District	Ashford School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
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.