What stands out worked out from the figures below

Montville has the most homeowners (81.8%).

Norwich has the most renters (46.2% rent).

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	Montville	Norwich
People
Population	17,950Lowest	39,973Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-0.9% CT: +0.9%
Median age	42.8±4.1Highest 4% above CT	38.5±1.7Lowest 6% below CT
	Montville and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.9%±1.8Highest CT: 20.2%
	Norwich and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5%	16.9%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Montville and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.1%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1%	5.6%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Montville and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$96,454±$11kHighest about the CT average	$65,024±$5kLowest 32% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$285,600±$13kHighest 22% below CT	$242,300±$11kLowest 34% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,187±$99Lowest 20% below CT	$1,253±$68Highest 16% below CT
	Norwich and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,565Lowest 31% below CT	$4,703Highest 29% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.4%±8.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	56.2%±7.2Highest CT: 52.6%
	Norwich and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.8%Lowest CT: 10%	16.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.8%Highest CT: 66.5%	53.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT	1957Lowest 10 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minHighest 5% below CT	24 minLowest 9% below CT
Work from home	5.5%±2.2Lowest CT: 16%	7.2%±2Highest CT: 16%
	Norwich and Montville 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	#95 of 149 in CT	#133 of 149 in CT
School district	Montville School District	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Norwich School District
High school in town	Montville High School	Norwich Free Academy
Students per teacherat that high school	9.2Lowest	14.8Highest
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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.