What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Barkhamsted has the most affordable homes ($368k 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	Barkhamsted
People
Population	1,425Lowest	3,678Highest
Median age	53.9±5.1Highest 31% above CT	50.2±3.3Lowest 22% above CT
	Cornwall and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14.9%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2%	16.4%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Barkhamsted 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%	27.2%±7.1Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Cornwall and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	59.1%Highest CT: 42.5%	54.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.9%±3Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±2.7Highest CT: 7.1%
	Barkhamsted and Cornwall 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	$123,544±$9kLowest 29% above CT
	Cornwall and Barkhamsted 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	$368,000±$15kLowest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,047±$121Lowest 30% below CT	$1,164±$114Highest 22% below CT
	Barkhamsted 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	$6,354Highest 4% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.8%±31.9Highest CT: 52.6%	28.8%±35.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Cornwall and Barkhamsted 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%	3.6%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%	92.9%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 13% above CT	28 minLowest 6% above CT
Work from home	32.4%±13.6Highest CT: 16%	20.3%±7.1Lowest CT: 16%
	Cornwall and Barkhamsted 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	—	#63 of 149 in CT
School district	Cornwall School District	Barkhamsted 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.