What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cromwell has the most people working from home (18.4%).

Lisbon has the most homeowners (97.9%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Cromwell	Lisbon
People
Population	14,334Highest	4,211Lowest
Median age	43.5±2.5Lowest 6% above CT	44.5±5.2Highest 8% above CT
	Lisbon and Cromwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.1%±3.1Lowest CT: 20.2%	22.1%±6.4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Lisbon and Cromwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22%±3.2Highest CT: 18.5%	21.3%±4.3Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Cromwell and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	49.2%Highest CT: 42.5%	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	4.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Cromwell and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$110,596±$10kHighest 15% above CT	$92,708±$12kLowest 3% below CT
	Cromwell and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$325,200±$22kHighest 11% below CT	$315,700±$26kLowest 14% below CT
	Cromwell and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,628±$154 9% above CT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,137Highest 8% below CT	$4,044Lowest 39% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	61%±11.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	100%±75.1Highest CT: 52.6%
	Lisbon and Cromwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.9%Lowest CT: 10%	6.6%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	97.9%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976 9 yrs newer than CT	1976 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 11% below CT	32 minHighest 20% above CT
Work from home	18.4%±4Highest CT: 16%	8.3%±3.4Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#69 of 149 in CT	#102 of 149 in CT
School district	Cromwell School District	Lisbon School District
High school in town	Cromwell High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	11.1	—
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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.