What stands out worked out from the figures below

Harwinton has the highest household income ($130k).

Pomfret has the most expensive homes ($409k 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	Harwinton	Pomfret
People
Population	5,575Highest	4,317Lowest
Median age	46.1±4.3Highest 12% above CT	45.9±3.7Lowest 12% above CT
	Harwinton and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2%	23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Pomfret and Harwinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.1%±3.5Highest CT: 18.5%	17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Harwinton and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%	50.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.7%±2.9Highest CT: 7.1%	5.6%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Harwinton and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$129,643±$18kHighest 35% above CT	$108,476±$8kLowest 13% above CT
	Harwinton and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$352,100±$16kLowest 4% below CT	$409,100±$28kHighest 12% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,504±$200Highest about the CT average	$1,210±$300Lowest 19% below CT
	Harwinton and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,503Lowest 17% below CT	$5,903Highest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	27.8%±27.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	Pomfret and Harwinton 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%	6%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93%Highest CT: 66.5%	80.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest 3% below CT	24 minLowest 11% below CT
Work from home	13.5%±4.7Highest CT: 16%	13.2%±5.2Lowest CT: 16%
	Harwinton and Pomfret 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	#34 of 149 in CT	#39 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 10	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.