What stands out worked out from the figures below

Middlebury has the highest household income ($133k).

Pomfret has the most affordable homes ($409k median).

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	Middlebury	Pomfret
People
Population	7,807Highest	4,317Lowest
Median age	44.4±2.3Lowest 8% above CT	45.9±3.7Highest 12% above CT
	Pomfret and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22%±3.8Lowest CT: 20.2%	23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Pomfret and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.7%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%	17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Middlebury and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	53.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	50.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.8%±2.8Highest CT: 7.1%	5.6%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Middlebury and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$133,487±$26kHighest 39% above CT	$108,476±$8kLowest 13% above CT
	Middlebury and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT	$409,100±$28kLowest 12% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$398±$387Lowest 73% below CT	$1,210±$300Highest 19% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,434Highest 27% above CT	$5,903Lowest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	5.8%Lowest CT: 10%	6%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.8%Highest CT: 66.5%	80.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minHighest 5% below CT	24 minLowest 11% below CT
Work from home	15.3%±3.2Highest CT: 16%	13.2%±5.2Lowest CT: 16%
	Middlebury and Pomfret 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	#55 of 149 in CT	#39 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 15	Pomfret 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.