What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Middlefield has the most affordable homes ($376k 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	Norfolk	Middlefield
People
Population	1,723Lowest	4,243Highest
Median age	48.2±7.4Lowest 17% above CT	51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT
	Middlefield and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.8%±4.8Highest CT: 20.2%	13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Norfolk and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.8%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5%	25.5%±7.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Norfolk and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	48.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	41.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,548±$16kLowest 4% below CT	$99,837±$20kHighest 4% above CT
	Middlefield and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$430,900±$54kHighest 17% above CT	$376,000±$27kLowest about the CT average
	Norfolk and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,190±$116Lowest 20% below CT	$3,501Highest 135% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,065Lowest 9% below CT	$6,853Highest 3% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	27.3%±17Lowest CT: 52.6%	85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6%
	Middlefield and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.5%Lowest CT: 10%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%	86.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT	1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest 3% above CT	25 minLowest 6% below CT
Work from home	23.3%±4.7Highest CT: 16%	10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#65 of 149 in CT
School district	Norfolk School District	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.