What stands out worked out from the figures below

Milford has the most people working from home (17.7%).

West Haven has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).

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	Milford	West Haven
People
Population	52,684Lowest	55,351Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-1.4%Lowest CT: +0.9%	0%Highest CT: +0.9%
Median age	46.6±1.4Highest 13% above CT	35.8±1.5Lowest 13% below CT
Kids under 18	17.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.3%±1.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	West Haven and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.1%±1.5Highest CT: 18.5%	16%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	50.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	30.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5%±0.7Lowest CT: 7.1%	13.6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$110,669±$7kHighest 16% above CT	$74,382±$5kLowest 22% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$416,800±$9kHighest 14% above CT	$291,700±$9kLowest 20% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,882±$80Highest 26% above CT	$1,442±$43Lowest 3% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,694Lowest about the CT average	$6,941Highest 4% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.3%±7.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	53.4%±5.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	West Haven and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.1%Lowest CT: 10%	14.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75.8%Highest CT: 66.5%	50.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1965Highest 2 yrs older than CT	1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minHighest 4% below CT	23 minLowest 14% below CT
Work from home	17.7%±1.8Highest CT: 16%	9.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#98 of 149 in CT	#120 of 149 in CT
School district	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Milford School District	New Haven School District · West Haven School District
High school in town	Jonathan Law High School	West Haven High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.8Lowest	15.6Highest
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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.