What stands out worked out from the figures below

Middlebury has the most people working from home (15.3%).

Union has the most affordable homes ($330k 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	Union
People
Population	7,807Highest	944Lowest
Median age	44.4±2.3Lowest 8% above CT	49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT
	Union and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22%±3.8Highest CT: 20.2%	16.9%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Middlebury and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5%	24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%
	Union and Middlebury 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%	24%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.8%±2.8Highest CT: 7.1%	5%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Middlebury and Union 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	$88,958±$14kLowest 7% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT	$330,400±$26kLowest 10% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$398±$387 73% below CT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,434Highest 27% above CT	$4,793Lowest 28% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	5.8%Highest CT: 10%	5.7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%	92.9%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976 9 yrs newer than CT	1976 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 5% below CT	32 minHighest 20% above CT
Work from home	15.3%±3.2Highest CT: 16%	9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Middlebury and Union 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	—
School district	Regional School District 15	Union 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.