What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ellington has the highest household income ($130k).

Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).

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	Ellington	Vernon
People
Population	16,455Lowest	30,577Highest
Median age	40.9±2.4Highest about the CT average	39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT
	Ellington and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	24%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2%	16.9%±2Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	18.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%	18.6%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Ellington and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	51.4%Highest CT: 42.5%	38%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1%	7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Vernon and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$129,913±$17kHighest 36% above CT	$85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$366,900±$17kHighest about the CT average	$275,500±$11kLowest 25% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,737±$212Highest 17% above CT	$1,425±$77Lowest 4% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,751Highest about the CT average	$5,804Lowest 13% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.5%±10.3Highest CT: 52.6%	39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Ellington and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.4%Lowest CT: 10%	13.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	72.2%Highest CT: 66.5%	53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT	1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 18% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	18.4%±3.9Highest CT: 16%	13.4%±2.5Lowest CT: 16%
	Ellington and Vernon 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	#46 of 149 in CT	#107 of 149 in CT
School district	Ellington School District	Vernon School District
High school in town	Ellington High School	Rockville High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.3Lowest	12.1Highest
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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.