What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Willington has the most affordable homes ($306k 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	Pomfret	Willington
People
Population	4,317Lowest	5,575Highest
Median age	45.9±3.7Highest 12% above CT	37.5±7.2Lowest 9% below CT
	Pomfret and Willington 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%	12.8%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5%	23.3%±6.4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Willington 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%	33.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.6%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1%	14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$108,476±$8kHighest 13% above CT	$91,114±$12kLowest 5% below CT
	Pomfret and Willington 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	$305,800±$48kLowest 17% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,210±$300Lowest 19% below CT	$1,357±$116Highest 9% below CT
	Willington 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	$5,419Lowest 18% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	61.9%±15.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	70%±20.6Highest CT: 52.6%
	Willington and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6%Lowest CT: 10%	13%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	80.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	64%Lowest 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	26 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	13.2%±5.2Highest CT: 16%	10.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Pomfret and Willington 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	#104 of 149 in CT
School district	Pomfret School District	Willington 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.