Compare towns
Middletown vs Durham vs Cromwell
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middletown has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Durham has the highest household income ($152k).
Cromwell has the most kids (19.1% under 18).
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 | Middletown | Durham | Cromwell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 47,958Highest |
3,347Lowest |
14,334 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+28.6%Highest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 38.1±1.5Lowest 7% below CT |
47.9±5.4Highest 17% above CT |
43.5±2.5 6% above CT |
| Durham and Cromwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±1.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Cromwell and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.1%±4.5 CT: 18.5% |
22%±3.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Cromwell and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
42.4% CT: 42.5% |
49.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.5%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,438±$6kLowest 17% below CT |
$152,396±$32kHighest 59% above CT |
$110,596±$10k 15% above CT |
| Durham and Cromwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,300±$11kLowest 20% below CT |
$401,700±$32kHighest 9% above CT |
$325,200±$22k 11% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,446±$45Lowest about the CT average |
$1,625±$1k 9% above CT |
$1,628±$154Highest 9% above CT |
| Cromwell and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,412 3% below CT |
$7,107Highest 7% above CT |
$6,137Lowest 8% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.7%±5.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.7%±35 CT: 52.6% |
61%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Cromwell and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest CT: 10% |
6.1% CT: 10% |
5.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below CT |
24 minHighest 10% below CT |
24 min 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8Lowest CT: 16% |
20%±6.7Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4 CT: 16% |
| Durham and Cromwell 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 | #121 of 149 in CT | #88 of 149 in CT | #69 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services | — | Cromwell School District |
| High school in town | Middletown High School | — | Cromwell High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.