What stands out worked out from the figures below

East Hampton has the most people working from home (12.7%).

Thomaston has the most affordable homes ($283k median).

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	Thomaston
People
Population	12,925Highest	7,492Lowest
Median age	43.6±3.7Highest 6% above CT	41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average
	East Hampton and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.4%±3Highest CT: 20.2%	20.5%±5.2Lowest CT: 20.2%
	East Hampton and Thomaston 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%	18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 18.5%
	East Hampton and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	39%Highest CT: 42.5%	34%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.5%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Thomaston 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±$11kHighest 30% above CT	$103,218±$15kLowest 8% above CT
	East Hampton and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$349,000±$14kHighest 5% below CT	$282,600±$23kLowest 23% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,393±$150Highest 6% below CT	$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,681Highest about the CT average	$5,915Lowest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48.7%±16.4Lowest CT: 52.6%	57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6%
	Thomaston and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 11% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	12.7%±2.4Highest CT: 16%	7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
	East Hampton and Thomaston 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	#106 of 149 in CT
School district	East Hampton School District	Thomaston School District
High school in town	East Hampton High School	Thomaston High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.3Highest	10.7Lowest
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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.