What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Scotland has the most affordable homes ($294k median).

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	Scotland
People
Population	2,164Highest	1,599Lowest
Median age	52.8±6.5Highest 28% above CT	44.7±5Lowest 9% above CT
	Morris and Scotland 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%±3Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Morris and Scotland 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%	18.6%±2.6Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	33.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±3Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.8%±4Highest CT: 7.1%
	Scotland 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	$99,881±$12kLowest 4% above CT
	Morris and Scotland 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	$294,100±$20kLowest 20% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,204±$134Highest 19% below CT	$1,188±$468Lowest 20% below CT
	Morris and Scotland 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	$6,175Highest 7% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.1%±31.9Highest CT: 52.6%	0%±75.7Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Morris and Scotland 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%	4.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	89.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	91.8%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Lowest same as CT	1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 11% above CT	33 minHighest 24% above CT
Work from home	18.4%±5.7Highest CT: 16%	11.5%±6.2Lowest CT: 16%
	Morris and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Regional School District 20	Scotland 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.