What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Sterling has the most affordable homes ($283k 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	Sterling
People
Population	2,164Lowest	3,629Highest
Median age	52.8±6.5Highest 28% above CT	39.4±5.9Lowest 4% below CT
Kids under 18	17.9%±4.5Lowest CT: 20.2%	22.8%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Sterling and Morris 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%	13%±3.8Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	18%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±3Highest CT: 7.1%	3.7%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Morris and Sterling 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	$102,695±$12kLowest 7% above CT
	Morris and Sterling 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	$283,400±$17kLowest 23% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,204±$134 19% below CT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,273Highest 21% below CT	$4,551Lowest 31% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.1%±31.9Highest CT: 52.6%	32%±18.1Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Morris and Sterling 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%	8.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	89.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Lowest same as CT	1988Highest 21 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 11% above CT	35 minHighest 34% above CT
Work from home	18.4%±5.7Highest CT: 16%	11.6%±6.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Morris and Sterling 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	—	#119 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 20	Sterling 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.