What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Pomfret has the most kids (23.1% 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	Norfolk	Pomfret
People
Population	1,723Lowest	4,317Highest
Median age	48.2±7.4Highest 17% above CT	45.9±3.7Lowest 12% above CT
	Norfolk and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.8%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%	23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Pomfret and Norfolk 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%	17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	48.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%	50.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.6%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,548±$16kLowest 4% below CT	$108,476±$8kHighest 13% above CT
	Pomfret 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	$409,100±$28kLowest 12% above CT
	Norfolk and Pomfret 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	$1,210±$300Highest 19% below CT
	Pomfret and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,065Highest 9% below CT	$5,903Lowest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	27.3%±17Lowest CT: 52.6%	61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	7.5%Highest CT: 10%	6%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	80.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest 3% above CT	24 minLowest 11% below CT
Work from home	23.3%±4.7Highest CT: 16%	13.2%±5.2Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#39 of 149 in CT
School district	Norfolk School District	Pomfret 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.