What stands out worked out from the figures below

Morris has the highest household income ($109k).

Norfolk has the most people working from home (23.3%).

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	Norfolk
People
Population	2,164Highest	1,723Lowest
Median age	52.8±6.5Highest 28% above CT	48.2±7.4Lowest 17% above CT
	Morris and Norfolk 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%	15.8%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Morris and Norfolk 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%	28.8%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Morris and Norfolk 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%	48.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±3Highest CT: 7.1%	2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Morris and Norfolk 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	$91,548±$16kLowest 4% below CT
	Morris and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$396,000±$60kLowest 8% above CT	$430,900±$54kHighest 17% above CT
	Norfolk and Morris 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	$1,190±$116Lowest 20% below CT
	Morris and Norfolk 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	$6,065Highest 9% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.1%±31.9Highest CT: 52.6%	27.3%±17Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Morris and Norfolk 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%	7.5%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	89.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Highest same as CT	1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 11% above CT	27 minLowest 3% above CT
Work from home	18.4%±5.7Lowest CT: 16%	23.3%±4.7Highest CT: 16%
	Norfolk and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Regional School District 20	Norfolk 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.