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Middlefield vs Avon vs Columbia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlefield has the most homeowners (86.5%).
Avon has the most kids (22.8% under 18).
Columbia has the most affordable homes ($362k 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.
| Measure | Middlefield | Avon | Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,243Lowest |
18,946Highest |
5,300 |
| Median age | 51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
44.3±1.7Lowest 8% above CT |
51.3±10.3 25% above CT |
| Middlefield and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.1 CT: 20.2% |
22.8%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
22.7%±2.6Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.9%±5.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5% CT: 42.5% |
73.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
34.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
4.8%±2.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Middlefield and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,837±$20kLowest 4% above CT |
$154,058±$13kHighest 61% above CT |
$127,000±$30k 33% above CT |
| Avon and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,000±$27k about the CT average |
$479,700±$20kHighest 31% above CT |
$361,500±$16kLowest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,857±$151 25% above CT |
$966±$304Lowest 35% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,853 3% above CT |
$9,371Highest 41% above CT |
$5,228Lowest 21% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.6%±11.9 CT: 52.6% |
17.6%±16.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest CT: 10% |
4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
85.4% CT: 66.5% |
83.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
33.7%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
21.6%±6 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #65 of 149 in CT | #31 of 149 in CT | #114 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 13 | Avon School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Columbia School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Avon High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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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.