What stands out worked out from the figures below

Danbury has the most affordable homes ($411k median).

Ridgefield has the most people working from home (29.7%).

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	Danbury	Ridgefield
People
Population	87,263Highest	25,109Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+7% CT: +0.9%	—
Median age	40.6±1.3Lowest about the CT average	45.1±1.4Highest 10% above CT
Kids under 18	19.6%±1.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	24.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	17.2%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5%	18.7%±1.9Highest CT: 18.5%
	Ridgefield and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	34%Lowest CT: 42.5%	72.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.7%±1Highest CT: 7.1%	4.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$83,393±$6kLowest 13% below CT	$179,219±$12kHighest 87% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$411,200±$12kLowest 12% above CT	$836,200±$26kHighest 128% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,846±$63Lowest 24% above CT	$2,026±$200Highest 36% above CT
	Ridgefield and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,877Lowest 12% below CT	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.9%±4.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	53.3%±12Highest CT: 52.6%
	Ridgefield and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11.7%Highest CT: 10%	3.5%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	53.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%	83.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT	1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minLowest 13% above CT	33 minHighest 25% above CT
Work from home	12.7%±1.8Lowest CT: 16%	29.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#137 of 149 in CT	#4 of 149 in CT
School district	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Danbury School District	Ridgefield School District
High school in town	Danbury High School	Ridgefield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	15.7Highest	11.4Lowest
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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.