What stands out worked out from the figures below

Kent has the most people working from home (21.5%).

Middlefield has the most homeowners (86.5%).

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	Kent	Middlefield
People
Population	3,056Lowest	4,243Highest
Median age	55.8±4.3Highest 36% above CT	51.6±1.9Lowest 26% above CT
	Kent and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	12.2%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	13.9%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%
	Middlefield and Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	30.6%±6.5Highest CT: 18.5%	25.5%±7.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Kent and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	55.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	41.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.2%±3.2Highest CT: 7.1%	5.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Kent and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$96,064±$16kLowest about the CT average	$99,837±$20kHighest 4% above CT
	Middlefield and Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$470,900±$78kHighest 28% above CT	$376,000±$27kLowest about the CT average
	Kent and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$688±$205Lowest 54% below CT	$3,501Highest 135% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,520Lowest 32% below CT	$6,853Highest 3% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	11.5%±11.1Lowest CT: 52.6%	85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	9%Highest CT: 10%	8.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	70.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%	86.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	20 minLowest 23% below CT	25 minHighest 6% below CT
Work from home	21.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16%	10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#20 of 149 in CT	#65 of 149 in CT
School district	Kent School District	Regional School District 13
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.