What stands out worked out from the figures below

Morris has the most kids (17.9% under 18).

Barkhamsted has the highest household income ($124k).

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	Morris	Barkhamsted
People
Population	2,164Lowest	3,678Highest
Median age	52.8±6.5Highest 28% above CT	50.2±3.3Lowest 22% above CT
	Morris and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.9%±4.5Highest CT: 20.2%	16.4%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Morris and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	29.3%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5%	27.2%±7.1Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Morris and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%	54.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±3Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±2.7Highest CT: 7.1%
	Barkhamsted and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$109,191±$25kLowest 14% above CT	$123,544±$9kHighest 29% above CT
	Barkhamsted and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$396,000±$60kHighest 8% above CT	$368,000±$15kLowest about the CT average
	Morris and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,204±$134Highest 19% below CT	$1,164±$114Lowest 22% below CT
	Morris and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,273Lowest 21% below CT	$6,354Highest 4% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.1%±31.9Highest CT: 52.6%	28.8%±35.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Morris and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.8%Highest CT: 10%	3.6%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	89.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	92.9%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Lowest same as CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 11% above CT	28 minLowest 6% above CT
Work from home	18.4%±5.7Lowest CT: 16%	20.3%±7.1Highest CT: 16%
	Barkhamsted and Morris 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	—	#63 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 20	Barkhamsted School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
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.