What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hampton has the most affordable homes ($296k median).

New Milford has the most expensive homes ($392k 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	Hampton	New Milford
People
Population	1,647Lowest	28,334Highest
Median age	51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT	42.1±1.9Lowest about the CT average
Kids under 18	19.7%±5.3Lowest CT: 20.2%	21.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	New Milford and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5%	17.7%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	29.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	41.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.1%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT	$106,411±$8kLowest 11% above CT
	Hampton and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$295,800±$27kLowest 19% below CT	$391,500±$10kHighest 7% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,285±$288Lowest 14% below CT	$1,609±$152Highest 8% above CT
	New Milford and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,364Lowest 34% below CT	$6,150Highest 7% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	52.5%±51.5Lowest CT: 52.6%	57.7%±13.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	New Milford and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Lowest CT: 10%	7.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90%Highest CT: 66.5%	80.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT	1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 9% above CT	30 minHighest 14% above CT
Work from home	17.7%±5.1Highest CT: 16%	15.1%±2.5Lowest CT: 16%
	Hampton and New Milford 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	—	#110 of 149 in CT
School district	Hampton School District	New Milford School District
High school in town	None in town	New Milford High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	11.7
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.