What stands out worked out from the figures below

East Hampton has the most homeowners (85.5%).

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

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	East Hampton	Ellington
People
Population	12,925Lowest	16,455Highest
Median age	43.6±3.7Highest 6% above CT	40.9±2.4Lowest about the CT average
	East Hampton and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.4%±3Lowest CT: 20.2%	24%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2%
	Ellington and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%	18.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5%
	East Hampton and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	39%Lowest CT: 42.5%	51.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	6%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Ellington and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$124,577±$11kLowest 30% above CT	$129,913±$17kHighest 36% above CT
	Ellington and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$349,000±$14kLowest 5% below CT	$366,900±$17kHighest about the CT average
	Ellington and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,393±$150Lowest 6% below CT	$1,737±$212Highest 17% above CT
	Ellington and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,681Lowest about the CT average	$6,751Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48.7%±16.4Highest CT: 52.6%	45.5%±10.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	East Hampton and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4%Highest CT: 10%	2.4%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	72.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Lowest 10 yrs newer than CT	1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minLowest 11% above CT	31 minHighest 18% above CT
Work from home	12.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 16%	18.4%±3.9Highest CT: 16%
	Ellington and East Hampton 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	#75 of 149 in CT	#46 of 149 in CT
School district	East Hampton School District	Ellington School District
High school in town	East Hampton High School	Ellington High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.3Highest	10.3Lowest
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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.