What stands out worked out from the figures below

Montville has the highest household income ($96k).

Springfield has the most people working from home (8.4%).

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	Springfield
People
Population	17,950Lowest	154,749Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+1.9% U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	42.8±4.1Highest 10% above U.S.	33.7±0.5Lowest 13% below U.S.
Kids under 18	18.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22%	24.2%±0.9Highest U.S.: 22%
Age 65+	17%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2%	13.2%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	20.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	7.5%±0.5Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Springfield and Montville 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 19% above U.S.	$52,656±$2kLowest 35% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$285,600±$13kHighest 14% below U.S.	$245,000±$4kLowest 26% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,187±$99Highest 16% below U.S.	$1,144±$55Lowest 19% below U.S.
	Montville and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,565Highest 46% above U.S.	$3,695Lowest 18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.4%±8.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	57.7%±3.1Highest U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line	7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	25.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	49.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S.	1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minHighest 4% below U.S.	20 minLowest 23% below U.S.
Work from home	5.5%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	8.4%±0.9Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Springfield 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	#276 of 282 in MA
School district	Montville School District	Springfield
High school in town	Montville High School	Springfield Central High
Students per teacherat that high school	9.2Lowest	12.2Highest
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U.S. 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.