What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Salisbury has the most people working from home (28%).

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	Salisbury
People
Population	4,317Highest	4,224Lowest
Median age	45.9±3.7Highest 12% above CT	44.2±9.9Lowest 8% above CT
	Pomfret and Salisbury 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%	19.2%±6.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Pomfret and Salisbury 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%	28.1%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	50.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%	58.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.6%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1%	2.9%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Pomfret and Salisbury 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	$124,256±$26kHighest 30% above CT
	Salisbury 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	$763,700±$121kHighest 108% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,210±$300Lowest 19% below CT	$1,846±$736Highest 24% above CT
	Salisbury and Pomfret 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	$5,125Lowest 23% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6%	23.2%±11.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	6%Highest CT: 10%	4.2%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	80.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	68.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT	1967Lowest same as CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest 11% below CT	20 minLowest 25% below CT
Work from home	13.2%±5.2Lowest CT: 16%	28%±8Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#39 of 149 in CT	#19 of 149 in CT
School district	Pomfret School District	Salisbury 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.