What stands out worked out from the figures below

Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).

Winchester has the most affordable homes ($250k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Franklin	Winchester
People
Population	2,004Lowest	10,284Highest
Median age	40.3±4.3Lowest about the CT average	49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT
	Winchester 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%	15.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	17.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5%	27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	27.8% CT: 42.5%	27.8% CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1%	4.2%±1.7 CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$105,000±$10kHighest 10% above CT	$66,519±$12kLowest 31% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$326,200±$20kHighest 11% below CT	$249,500±$17kLowest 32% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$767±$529Lowest 48% below CT	$1,174±$116Highest 21% below CT
	Winchester 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	$4,780Highest 28% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6%	48.9%±15.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Winchester and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.7%Lowest CT: 10%	12.8%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	65.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT	1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the CT average	26 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	6.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 16%	6.9%±2.7Highest CT: 16%
	Winchester 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	—	#97 of 149 in CT
School district	Franklin School District	Explorations District · Regional School District 07
High school in town	None in town	Northwestern Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	9.7
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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.