What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Union has the most affordable homes ($330k 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	Union
People
Population	1,723Highest	944Lowest
Median age	48.2±7.4Lowest 17% above CT	49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT
	Union and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.8%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%	16.9%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2%
	Union 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%	24.5%±2.6Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Norfolk and Union 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%	24%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	5%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1%
	Union and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,548±$16kHighest 4% below CT	$88,958±$14kLowest 7% below CT
	Norfolk and Union 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	$330,400±$26kLowest 10% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,190±$116 20% below CT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,065Highest 9% below CT	$4,793Lowest 28% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	27.3%±17Lowest CT: 52.6%	90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6%
	Union and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.5%Highest CT: 10%	5.7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%	92.9%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest 3% above CT	32 minHighest 20% above CT
Work from home	23.3%±4.7Highest CT: 16%	9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
School district	Norfolk School District	Union School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
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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.