What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pomfret has the most affordable homes ($409k median).

Middlebury has the highest household income ($133k).

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	Middlebury
People
Population	4,317Lowest	7,807Highest
Median age	45.9±3.7Highest 12% above CT	44.4±2.3Lowest 8% above CT
	Pomfret and Middlebury 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%	22%±3.8Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Pomfret and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5%	22.7%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%
	Middlebury 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%Lowest CT: 42.5%	53.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.6%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.8%±2.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Middlebury and Pomfret 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	$133,487±$26kHighest 39% above CT
	Middlebury 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±$28kLowest 12% above CT	$476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,210±$300Highest 19% below CT	$398±$387Lowest 73% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,903Lowest 11% below CT	$8,434Highest 27% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6%	12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	6%Highest CT: 10%	5.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	80.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%	87.8%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 11% below CT	25 minHighest 5% below CT
Work from home	13.2%±5.2Lowest CT: 16%	15.3%±3.2Highest CT: 16%
	Middlebury 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	#55 of 149 in CT
School district	Pomfret School District	Regional School District 15
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.