What stands out worked out from the figures below

Scotland has the most affordable homes ($294k median).

Durham has the most people working from home (20.5%).

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	Scotland	Durham
People
Population	1,599Lowest	7,208Highest
Median age	44.7±5Lowest 9% above CT	45.5±2.8Highest 11% above CT
	Durham and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.4%±3 CT: 20.2%	16.4%±3.6 CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	18.6%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%	17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Scotland and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	33.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%	47.9%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.8%±4Highest CT: 7.1%	3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Scotland and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$99,881±$12kLowest 4% above CT	$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$294,100±$20kLowest 20% below CT	$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,188±$468Highest 20% below CT	$1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT
	Scotland and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,175Lowest 7% below CT	$7,998Highest 20% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±75.7Lowest CT: 52.6%	44.9%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6%
	Durham and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.8%Highest CT: 10%	3.4%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%	93.2%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 24% above CT	23 minLowest 13% below CT
Work from home	11.5%±6.2Lowest CT: 16%	20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16%
	Durham and Scotland 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	—	#88 of 149 in CT
School district	Scotland School District	Regional School District 13
High school in town	None in town	Coginchaug Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	8.9
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.