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Middlefield vs Quinebaug
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 kids (13.9% under 18).
Quinebaug 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.
| Measure | Middlefield | Quinebaug |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,243Highest |
1,193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 51.6±1.9Lowest 26% above CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±7.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug 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%Highest CT: 42.5% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Middlefield and Quinebaug 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 |
$105,181±$36kHighest 10% above CT |
| Quinebaug 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±$27kHighest about the CT average |
$237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,501 135% above CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,853Highest 3% above CT |
$3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Quinebaug 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% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
26 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug 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 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
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| 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.