What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newington has the most people working from home (14.4%).

Thomaston has the most kids (20.5% under 18).

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	Newington	Thomaston
People
Population	30,896Highest	7,492Lowest
Median age	45.3±1.7Highest 10% above CT	41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average
	Newington and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.3%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.5%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2%
	Thomaston and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.2%±1.6Highest CT: 18.5%	18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Newington and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40%Highest CT: 42.5%	34%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%	5.5%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Newington and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$102,884±$6kLowest 7% above CT	$103,218±$15kHighest 8% above CT
	Thomaston and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$310,400±$9kHighest 15% below CT	$282,600±$23kLowest 23% below CT
	Newington and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,524±$107Highest about the CT average	$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,321Highest 5% below CT	$5,915Lowest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	40.9%±2.1Lowest CT: 52.6%	57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6%
	Thomaston and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.4%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	78.2%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Highest same as CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 19% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	14.4%±2.3Highest CT: 16%	7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#87 of 149 in CT	#106 of 149 in CT
School district	Newington School District	Thomaston School District
High school in town	Newington High School	Thomaston High School
Students per teacherat that high school	13.9Highest	10.7Lowest
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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.