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Madison vs Weston vs Madison Center
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Madison has the most affordable homes ($584k median).
Weston has the most people working from home (44.9%).
Madison Center has the most renters (38.8% rent).
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.
| Measure | Madison | Weston | Madison Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,616Highest |
10,396 |
1,981Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 51.9±1.9 26% above CT |
45.7±2.7Lowest 11% above CT |
60.4±6.3Highest 47% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±2.2 CT: 20.2% |
26.4%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
12.4%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
35.5%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
83.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
73.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±5.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Madison Center and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $167,442±$16kLowest 75% above CT |
$250,001Highest 161% above CT |
$178,194±$59k 86% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $583,900±$30kLowest 59% above CT |
$996,700±$52kHighest 172% above CT |
$841,800±$105k 129% above CT |
| Weston and Madison Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,025±$741 36% above CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,914±$1kLowest 29% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,843Lowest 33% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44%±12.3 CT: 52.6% |
77.9%±36.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
41.6%±16.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Weston and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6% CT: 10% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.4% CT: 66.5% |
96.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
61.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 12% above CT |
47 minHighest 76% above CT |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 30.2%±5.3 CT: 16% |
44.9%±7.5Highest CT: 16% |
27.2%±10.1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #7 of 149 in CT | #5 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Madison School District | Weston School District | — |
| High school in town | Daniel Hand High School | Weston High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
10.8Highest |
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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.