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Durham vs Weston vs Guilford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the most affordable homes ($425k median).
Weston has the most people working from home (44.9%).
Guilford has the oldest population (median age 51.1).
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.
| Measure | Durham | Weston | Guilford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,208Lowest |
10,396 |
22,108Highest |
| Median age | 45.5±2.8Lowest 11% above CT |
45.7±2.7 11% above CT |
51.1±1.9Highest 24% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
26.4%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.8%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Weston and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.6%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
83.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
60.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±1 CT: 7.1% |
| Weston and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $158,857±$7k 66% above CT |
$250,001Highest 161% above CT |
$137,816±$11kLowest 44% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,800±$23kLowest 16% above CT |
$996,700±$52kHighest 172% above CT |
$515,800±$40k 41% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,717±$128 15% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,998Lowest 20% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$8,744 32% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
77.9%±36.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
47.4%±9 CT: 52.6% |
| Weston and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Highest CT: 10% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
2.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.2% CT: 66.5% |
96.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
83.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below CT |
47 minHighest 76% above CT |
26 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 20.5%±6.4Lowest CT: 16% |
44.9%±7.5Highest CT: 16% |
21.7%±3.3 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #88 of 149 in CT | #5 of 149 in CT | #15 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 13 | Weston School District | Guilford School District |
| High school in town | Coginchaug Regional High School | Weston High School | Guilford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
10.8 |
11.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.