What stands out worked out from the figures below

Middlefield has the most affordable homes ($376k median).

Norfolk has the most people working from home (23.3%).

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	Norfolk
People
Population	4,243Highest	1,723Lowest
Median age	51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT	48.2±7.4Lowest 17% above CT
	Middlefield and Norfolk 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%	15.8%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2%
	Norfolk 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%	28.8%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5%
	Norfolk 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%Lowest CT: 42.5%	48.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1%	2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$99,837±$20kHighest 4% above CT	$91,548±$16kLowest 4% below CT
	Middlefield and Norfolk 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	$430,900±$54kHighest 17% above CT
	Norfolk 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	$1,190±$116Lowest 20% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,853Highest 3% above CT	$6,065Lowest 9% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6%	27.3%±17Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Middlefield and Norfolk 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%	7.5%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT	1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 6% below CT	27 minHighest 3% above CT
Work from home	10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16%	23.3%±4.7Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#65 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Regional School District 13	Norfolk 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.