What stands out worked out from the figures below

Middlefield has the shortest commute (25 min average).

Morris has the most people working from home (18.4%).

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	Middlefield	Morris
People
Population	4,243Highest	2,164Lowest
Median age	51.6±1.9Lowest 26% above CT	52.8±6.5Highest 28% above CT
	Morris and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2%	17.9%±4.5Highest CT: 20.2%
	Morris and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.5%±7.2Lowest CT: 18.5%	29.3%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5%
	Morris and Middlefield 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%	41.5% CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1%	5.2%±3Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Middlefield and Morris 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	$109,191±$25kHighest 14% above CT
	Morris and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$376,000±$27kLowest about the CT average	$396,000±$60kHighest 8% above CT
	Morris and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$3,501Highest 135% above CT	$1,204±$134Lowest 19% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,853Highest 3% above CT	$5,273Lowest 21% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6%	57.1%±31.9Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Middlefield and Morris 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%	6.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%	89.4%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT	1967Highest same as CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 6% below CT	29 minHighest 11% above CT
Work from home	10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16%	18.4%±5.7Highest CT: 16%
	Morris and Middlefield 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	#65 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Regional School District 13	Regional School District 20
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.