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Easton vs Fairfield vs Monroe
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Easton has the highest household income ($223k).
Fairfield has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Monroe has the most affordable homes ($503k 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.
| Measure | Easton | Fairfield | Monroe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,670Lowest |
63,416Highest |
18,949 |
| Median age | 45±3.8Highest 9% above CT |
40.1±0.9Lowest about the CT average |
43.5±2.2 6% above CT |
| Easton and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±4.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
24%±1.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
25.2%±3 CT: 20.2% |
| Easton and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±1 CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Easton and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 73.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
71.1% CT: 42.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
11%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $222,604±$46kHighest 132% above CT |
$172,432±$8k 80% above CT |
$157,250±$12kLowest 64% above CT |
| Easton and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $783,100±$51kHighest 113% above CT |
$780,500±$32k 113% above CT |
$503,200±$31kLowest 37% above CT |
| Easton and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,205±$1kHighest 115% above CT |
$2,185±$134 47% above CT |
$994±$860Lowest 33% below CT |
| Easton and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 51% above CT |
$10,000+ at least 51% above CT |
$10,000+ at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±12.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
53.5%±7.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
48.8%±46.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Fairfield and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Highest CT: 10% |
4.7% CT: 10% |
2.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.1% CT: 66.5% |
83.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
95.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 24% above CT |
33 minLowest 24% above CT |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.4 CT: 16% |
28.4%±1.9Highest CT: 16% |
15.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Fairfield and Easton 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 | #9 of 149 in CT | #21 of 149 in CT | #48 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Easton School District | Fairfield School District | Monroe School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Fairfield Ludlowe High School | Masuk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.