What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Middlefield has the most affordable homes ($376k 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	Middlefield
People
Population	1,425Lowest	4,243Highest
Median age	53.9±5.1Highest 31% above CT	51.6±1.9Lowest 26% above CT
	Cornwall and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14.9%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2%	13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Cornwall and Middlefield 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%	25.5%±7.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Cornwall and Middlefield 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%	41.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.9%±3Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1%
	Middlefield 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	$99,837±$20kLowest 4% above CT
	Cornwall and Middlefield 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	$376,000±$27kLowest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,047±$121Lowest 30% below CT	$3,501Highest 135% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,792Lowest 13% below CT	$6,853Highest 3% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.8%±31.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6%
	Middlefield 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%	8.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.3%Highest CT: 66.5%	86.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT	1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 13% above CT	25 minLowest 6% below CT
Work from home	32.4%±13.6Highest CT: 16%	10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#65 of 149 in CT
School district	Cornwall School District	Regional School District 13
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.