What stands out worked out from the figures below

Falls Village has the most people working from home (44.4%).

Stonington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.1%).

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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	Falls Village	Stonington
People
Population	410Lowest	934Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-28.8%Lowest CT: +0.9%	+5.1%Highest CT: +0.9%
Median age	44.9±20.7Lowest 9% above CT	63.1±3.4Highest 54% above CT
	Stonington and Falls Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	11.7%±6.7Highest CT: 20.2%	10.9%±7.5Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Falls Village and Stonington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.8%±11.5Lowest CT: 18.5%	46%±11.1Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	65.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%	76%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	24.9%±21.7Highest CT: 7.1%	4.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Falls Village and Stonington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$53,750±$40kLowest 44% below CT	$109,167±$23kHighest 14% above CT
	Stonington and Falls Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$445,700±$23kLowest 21% above CT	$879,800±$90kHighest 140% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,074±$750Highest 39% above CT	$1,488±$163Lowest about the CT average
	Falls Village and Stonington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,931Lowest 11% below CT	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	65.5%±71.7Highest CT: 52.6%	39.6%±16.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Falls Village and Stonington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	37.6%Highest CT: 10%	5.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.2%Highest CT: 66.5%	61.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938 29 yrs older than CT	1938 29 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	15 minLowest 44% below CT	29 minHighest 11% above CT
Work from home	44.4%±33.2Highest CT: 16%	25.5%±8.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Falls Village and Stonington 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	—	#37 of 149 in CT
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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.