What stands out worked out from the figures below

Montville has the most kids (18.2% under 18).

Thompson has the most people working from home (13.1%).

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	Thompson
People
Population	17,950Highest	9,337Lowest
Median age	42.8±4.1Lowest 4% above CT	54.1±2.2Highest 32% above CT
Kids under 18	18.2%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2%	11.4%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	17%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5%	24.4%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1%	2.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$96,454±$11kHighest about the CT average	$93,629±$18kLowest about the CT average
	Montville and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$285,600±$13kLowest 22% below CT	$291,900±$24kHighest 20% below CT
	Thompson and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,187±$99Highest 20% below CT	$1,012±$344Lowest 32% below CT
	Montville and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,565Highest 31% below CT	$3,822Lowest 42% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.4%±8.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	54%±18.7Highest CT: 52.6%
	Thompson and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.8%Highest CT: 10%	5.9%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%	84.3%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT	1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 5% below CT	32 minHighest 20% above CT
Work from home	5.5%±2.2Lowest CT: 16%	13.1%±4.4Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#95 of 149 in CT	#130 of 149 in CT
School district	Montville School District	Thompson School District
High school in town	Montville High School	Tourtellotte Memorial High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.2Highest	7.9Lowest
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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.