What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Warren has the highest household income ($135k).

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	Warren
People
Population	1,723Highest	1,415Lowest
Median age	48.2±7.4Lowest 17% above CT	52±5Highest 27% above CT
	Warren 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%	11.2%±3Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Norfolk and Warren 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%	25.8%±6.3Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Norfolk and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	48.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%	55.1%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	10.6%±9Highest CT: 7.1%
	Warren 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±$16kLowest 4% below CT	$134,583±$33kHighest 41% above CT
	Warren 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±$54kLowest 17% above CT	$450,000±$38kHighest 23% above CT
	Warren and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,190±$116 20% below CT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,065Highest 9% below CT	$3,769Lowest 43% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	27.3%±17Lowest CT: 52.6%	55.2%±63.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Warren 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%	6.7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.3%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT	1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest 3% above CT	31 minHighest 18% above CT
Work from home	23.3%±4.7Highest CT: 16%	15.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Norfolk and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Norfolk School District	Regional School District 20
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.