What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Warren has the highest household income ($135k).

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	Warren
People
Population	3,056Highest	1,415Lowest
Median age	55.8±4.3Highest 36% above CT	52±5Lowest 27% above CT
	Kent and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	12.2%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2%	11.2%±3Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Kent and Warren 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%	25.8%±6.3Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Kent and Warren 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%	55.1%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.2%±3.2Lowest CT: 7.1%	10.6%±9Highest CT: 7.1%
	Warren and Kent 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	$134,583±$33kHighest 41% above CT
	Warren 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	$450,000±$38kLowest 23% above CT
	Kent and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$688±$205 54% below CT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,520Highest 32% below CT	$3,769Lowest 43% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	11.5%±11.1Lowest CT: 52.6%	55.2%±63.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Warren and Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9%Highest CT: 10%	6.7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	70.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.3%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT	1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	20 minLowest 23% below CT	31 minHighest 18% above CT
Work from home	21.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16%	15.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Kent and Warren 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	#20 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Kent School District	Regional School District 20
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.