What stands out worked out from the figures below

Morris has the most people working from home (18.4%).

Middlefield has the shortest commute (25 min average).

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	Middlefield
People
Population	2,164Lowest	4,243Highest
Median age	52.8±6.5Highest 28% above CT	51.6±1.9Lowest 26% above CT
	Morris and Middlefield 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%	13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Morris and Middlefield 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%	25.5%±7.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Morris and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41.5% CT: 42.5%	41.5% CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±3Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1%
	Middlefield 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±$25kHighest 14% above CT	$99,837±$20kLowest 4% above CT
	Morris and Middlefield 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	$376,000±$27kLowest about the CT average
	Morris and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,204±$134Lowest 19% below CT	$3,501Highest 135% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,273Lowest 21% below CT	$6,853Highest 3% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.1%±31.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6%
	Middlefield and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.8%Lowest CT: 10%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	89.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	86.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Highest same as CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 11% above CT	25 minLowest 6% below CT
Work from home	18.4%±5.7Highest CT: 16%	10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16%
	Morris and Middlefield 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	—	#65 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 20	Regional School District 13
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.