What stands out worked out from the figures below

Glastonbury has the most affordable homes ($445k median).

Avon has the most people working from home (33.7%).

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	Glastonbury	Avon
People
Population	35,293Highest	18,946Lowest
Median age	43.7±1.3Lowest 6% above CT	44.3±1.7Highest 8% above CT
	Avon and Glastonbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.6%±2Lowest CT: 20.2%	22.8%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2%
	Avon and Glastonbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.9%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5%	22.7%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%
	Avon and Glastonbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	68.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%	73.1%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.5%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Avon and Glastonbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$157,192±$14kHighest 64% above CT	$154,058±$13kLowest 61% above CT
	Glastonbury and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$445,200±$17kLowest 21% above CT	$479,700±$20kHighest 31% above CT
	Avon and Glastonbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,700±$138Lowest 14% above CT	$1,857±$151Highest 25% above CT
	Avon and Glastonbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$9,409Highest 42% above CT	$9,371Lowest 41% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	55%±9.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Avon and Glastonbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.8%Lowest CT: 10%	4.8%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%	85.4%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 9% below CT	25 minHighest 6% below CT
Work from home	23.7%±2.5Lowest CT: 16%	33.7%±3.6Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#24 of 149 in CT	#31 of 149 in CT
School district	Capitol Region Education Council · Glastonbury School District	Avon School District · Capitol Region Education Council
High school in town	Glastonbury High School	Avon High School
Students per teacherat that high school	13.0Highest	11.7Lowest
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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.