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Easton vs Weston vs Madison
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 most renters (11.9% rent).
Weston has the most people working from home (44.9%).
Madison has the most affordable homes ($584k 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 | Weston | Madison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,670Lowest |
10,396 |
17,616Highest |
| Median age | 45±3.8Lowest 9% above CT |
45.7±2.7 11% above CT |
51.9±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
26.4%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.1%±2.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Weston and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±3.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.3%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
25.2%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 73.1% CT: 42.5% |
83.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
72.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
| Easton and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $222,604±$46k 132% above CT |
$250,001Highest 161% above CT |
$167,442±$16kLowest 75% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $783,100±$51k 113% above CT |
$996,700±$52kHighest 172% above CT |
$583,900±$30kLowest 59% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,205±$1k 115% above CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$2,025±$741Lowest 36% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$8,843Lowest 33% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±12.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
77.9%±36.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
44%±12.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Weston and Madison 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% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
3.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
96.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
90.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 24% above CT |
47 minHighest 76% above CT |
30 minLowest 12% above CT |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
44.9%±7.5Highest CT: 16% |
30.2%±5.3 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #9 of 149 in CT | #5 of 149 in CT | #7 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Easton School District | Weston School District | Madison School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Weston High School | Daniel Hand High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.8Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.