What stands out worked out from the figures below

Old Lyme has the most people working from home (24.2%).

Woodstock has the most affordable homes ($417k 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	Old Lyme	Woodstock
People
Population	7,679Lowest	8,319Highest
Median age	50.6±3.3Highest 23% above CT	49.3±5.9Lowest 20% above CT
	Old Lyme and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.3%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2%	19%±3.7Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Old Lyme and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26.4%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5%	22.5%±4.3Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Old Lyme and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	56.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	47.7%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.4%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1%	2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Old Lyme and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$131,899±$11kHighest 38% above CT	$112,011±$21kLowest 17% above CT
	Old Lyme and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$484,200±$21kHighest 32% above CT	$417,200±$22kLowest 14% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,238±$295Highest 50% above CT	$1,202±$94Lowest 19% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,284Highest 5% below CT	$5,357Lowest 19% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.6%±17.2Highest CT: 52.6%	22.2%±16Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Old Lyme and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.9%Lowest CT: 10%	4.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.8%Highest CT: 66.5%	83.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1965Lowest 2 yrs older than CT	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the CT average	31 minHighest 16% above CT
Work from home	24.2%±5.7Highest CT: 16%	12.5%±4.5Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#10 of 149 in CT	#85 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 18	Woodstock School District · The Woodstock Academy District
High school in town	Lyme-Old Lyme High School	The Woodstock Academy
Students per teacherat that high school	9.6Lowest	16.2Highest
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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.