What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pomfret has the most kids (23.1% under 18).

Columbia has the most people working from home (21.6%).

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	Pomfret	Columbia
People
Population	4,317Lowest	5,300Highest
Median age	45.9±3.7Lowest 12% above CT	51.3±10.3Highest 25% above CT
	Columbia and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2%	13.7%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5%	24.9%±5.4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Columbia and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	50.8%Highest CT: 42.5%	34.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.6%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1%	4.8%±2.5Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Pomfret and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$108,476±$8kLowest 13% above CT	$127,000±$30kHighest 33% above CT
	Columbia and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$409,100±$28kHighest 12% above CT	$361,500±$16kLowest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,210±$300Highest 19% below CT	$966±$304Lowest 35% below CT
	Pomfret and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,903Highest 11% below CT	$5,228Lowest 21% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6%	17.6%±16.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	6%Lowest CT: 10%	6.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	80.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%	83.3%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT	1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 11% below CT	32 minHighest 21% above CT
Work from home	13.2%±5.2Lowest CT: 16%	21.6%±6Highest CT: 16%
	Columbia and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#39 of 149 in CT	#114 of 149 in CT
School district	Pomfret School District	Columbia 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.