What stands out worked out from the figures below

Scotland has the most people working from home (11.5%).

Union has the most expensive homes ($330k 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	Scotland	Union
People
Population	1,599Highest	944Lowest
Median age	44.7±5Lowest 9% above CT	49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT
	Union 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%	16.9%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2%
	Union 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%	24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	33.8%Highest CT: 42.5%	24%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.8%±4Highest CT: 7.1%	5%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Scotland and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$99,881±$12kHighest 4% above CT	$88,958±$14kLowest 7% below CT
	Scotland and Union 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	$330,400±$26kHighest 10% below CT
	Union and Scotland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,188±$468 20% below CT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,175Highest 7% below CT	$4,793Lowest 28% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±75.7Lowest CT: 52.6%	90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6%
	Union 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%Lowest CT: 66.5%	92.9%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	32 minLowest 20% above CT
Work from home	11.5%±6.2Highest CT: 16%	9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Scotland and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Scotland School District	Union 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.