What stands out worked out from the figures below

Scotland has the youngest population (median age 44.7).

Hampton has the most people working from home (17.7%).

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	Hampton
People
Population	1,599Lowest	1,647Highest
Median age	44.7±5Lowest 9% above CT	51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT
	Hampton and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.4%±3Lowest CT: 20.2%	19.7%±5.3Highest CT: 20.2%
	Hampton and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.6%±2.6Lowest CT: 18.5%	26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	33.8%Highest CT: 42.5%	29.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.8%±4Highest CT: 7.1%	1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Scotland and Hampton 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	$109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT
	Hampton and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$294,100±$20kLowest 20% below CT	$295,800±$27kHighest 19% below CT
	Hampton and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,188±$468Lowest 20% below CT	$1,285±$288Highest 14% below CT
	Hampton and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,175Highest 7% below CT	$4,364Lowest 34% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±75.7Lowest CT: 52.6%	52.5%±51.5Highest CT: 52.6%
	Hampton and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.8%Lowest CT: 10%	5.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.8%Highest CT: 66.5%	90%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT	1980Lowest 13 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 24% above CT	29 minLowest 9% above CT
Work from home	11.5%±6.2Lowest CT: 16%	17.7%±5.1Highest CT: 16%
	Hampton and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Scotland School District	Hampton 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.