What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lyme has the most people working from home (27.6%).

Bridgewater has the highest household income ($159k).

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	Lyme	Bridgewater
People
Population	2,303Highest	1,658Lowest
Median age	55.6±3.3Lowest 35% above CT	55.9±4.4Highest 36% above CT
	Bridgewater and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	14.4%±2.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Bridgewater and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	30.7%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5%	37%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5%
	Bridgewater and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	63.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	59.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1%
	Bridgewater and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$135,000±$22kLowest 41% above CT	$159,365±$5kHighest 66% above CT
	Bridgewater and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$629,900±$105kLowest 72% above CT	$693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT
	Bridgewater and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT	$1,467±$233Lowest about the CT average
	Lyme and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,328Highest 10% above CT	$6,869Lowest 3% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	47.8%±43Highest CT: 52.6%
	Bridgewater and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.9%Lowest CT: 10%	3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%	92.1%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Lowest same as CT	1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 17% above CT	29 minLowest 11% above CT
Work from home	27.6%±10Highest CT: 16%	25.2%±5Lowest CT: 16%
	Lyme and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Regional School District 18	Regional School District 12
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.