What stands out worked out from the figures below

Haddam has the most affordable homes ($380k median).

Canton has the most people working from home (24.8%).

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	Haddam	Canton
People
Population	8,644Lowest	10,144Highest
Median age	45.9±2.6Highest 12% above CT	45.3±5.2Lowest 10% above CT
	Haddam and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.3%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2%	22.6%±4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Canton and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%	23.5%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%
	Canton and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	47.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%	57.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1%	2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Haddam and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$114,426±$15kLowest 19% above CT	$117,991±$20kHighest 23% above CT
	Canton and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$379,700±$25kLowest 3% above CT	$395,300±$24kHighest 8% above CT
	Canton and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,567±$258Highest 5% above CT	$1,403±$358Lowest 6% below CT
	Haddam and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,045Lowest 6% above CT	$7,232Highest 9% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	63.2%±47Highest CT: 52.6%	59.9%±28.9Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Haddam and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.8%Lowest CT: 10%	5.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	83.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 16% above CT	29 minLowest 9% above CT
Work from home	11.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 16%	24.8%±6.1Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#25 of 149 in CT	#22 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 17	Canton School District
High school in town	Haddam-Killingworth High School	Canton High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.5Lowest	9.6Highest
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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.