What stands out worked out from the figures below

Durham has the most affordable homes ($425k median).

Woodbridge has the most kids (24.7% under 18).

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	Durham	Woodbridge
People
Population	7,208Lowest	9,073Highest
Median age	45.5±2.8Lowest 11% above CT	48.7±2.3Highest 18% above CT
	Woodbridge and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2%	24.7%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5%	23.5%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5%
	Woodbridge and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	47.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	71.7%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.6%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1%	2.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Durham and Woodbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$158,857±$7kLowest 66% above CT	$188,750±$34kHighest 97% above CT
	Woodbridge and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$424,800±$23kLowest 16% above CT	$588,100±$40kHighest 60% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT	$1,808±$110Highest 22% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,998Lowest 20% above CT	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6%	71.1%±23.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Woodbridge and Durham 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%	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.2%Highest CT: 66.5%	93.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1967Lowest same as CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 13% below CT	25 minHighest 7% below CT
Work from home	20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16%	17.2%±5.5Lowest CT: 16%
	Durham and Woodbridge 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	#88 of 149 in CT	#16 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 13	Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District
High school in town	Coginchaug Regional High School	Amity Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	8.9Lowest	11.1Highest
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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.