What stands out worked out from the figures below

Franklin has the most affordable homes ($326k median).

Pomfret has the most people working from home (13.2%).

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	Franklin	Pomfret
People
Population	2,004Lowest	4,317Highest
Median age	40.3±4.3Lowest about the CT average	45.9±3.7Highest 12% above CT
	Pomfret and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2%	23.1%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Franklin and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5%	17.8%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5%
	Pomfret and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	27.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%	50.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.6%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1%
	Pomfret and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$105,000±$10kLowest 10% above CT	$108,476±$8kHighest 13% above CT
	Pomfret and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$326,200±$20kLowest 11% below CT	$409,100±$28kHighest 12% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$767±$529Lowest 48% below CT	$1,210±$300Highest 19% below CT
	Pomfret and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,934Lowest 41% below CT	$5,903Highest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6%	61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	8.7%Highest CT: 10%	6%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	80.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Lowest 6 yrs newer than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the CT average	24 minLowest 11% below CT
Work from home	6.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 16%	13.2%±5.2Highest CT: 16%
	Pomfret and Franklin 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	—	#39 of 149 in CT
School district	Franklin School District	Pomfret School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
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.