What stands out worked out from the figures below

Farmington has the shortest commute (24 min average).

Cheshire has the most homeowners (86.6%).

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	Farmington	Cheshire
People
Population	27,134Lowest	29,040Highest
Median age	43.5±1.4Lowest 6% above CT	44.9±1.4Highest 9% above CT
	Cheshire and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.9%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2%	21.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2%
	Cheshire and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.4%±1.8Lowest CT: 18.5%	21.3%±1.8Highest CT: 18.5%
	Cheshire and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	68.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	60.7%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.6%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1%	4.5%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Farmington and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$141,120±$10kLowest 47% above CT	$146,528±$12kHighest 53% above CT
	Cheshire and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$432,700±$14kLowest 18% above CT	$440,000±$17kHighest 20% above CT
	Cheshire and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,807±$82Highest 21% above CT	$1,398±$116Lowest 6% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,771Lowest about the CT average	$7,755Highest 17% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.1%±7.5Highest CT: 52.6%	44.9%±6.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Farmington and Cheshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.2%Lowest CT: 10%	5%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	74.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	86.6%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT	1974Lowest 7 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 10% below CT	29 minHighest 9% above CT
Work from home	22.1%±2.8Highest CT: 16%	19.1%±2.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Farmington and Cheshire 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	#12 of 149 in CT	#18 of 149 in CT
School district	Farmington School District	Cheshire School District
High school in town	Farmington High School	Cheshire High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.8Highest	11.6Lowest
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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.