What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lisbon has the most homeowners (97.9%).

Chester has the most people working from home (18.3%).

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	Lisbon	Chester
People
Population	4,211Highest	3,825Lowest
Median age	44.5±5.2Lowest 8% above CT	54±3.4Highest 31% above CT
Kids under 18	22.1%±6.4Highest CT: 20.2%	17.5%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Lisbon and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.3%±4.3Lowest CT: 18.5%	26.8%±4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Chester and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%	47.9%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.2%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%	4%±2.9Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Lisbon and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$92,708±$12kLowest 3% below CT	$109,191±$18kHighest 14% above CT
	Chester and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$315,700±$26kLowest 14% below CT	$442,200±$25kHighest 21% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,549±$247 4% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,044Lowest 39% below CT	$6,364Highest 4% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±75.1Highest CT: 52.6%	57.4%±22.1Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Lisbon and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.6%Lowest CT: 10%	11.8%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	97.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	73.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above CT	28 minLowest 7% above CT
Work from home	8.3%±3.4Lowest CT: 16%	18.3%±5.6Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#102 of 149 in CT	#8 of 149 in CT
School district	Lisbon School District	Chester 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.