What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sherman has the most people working from home (41.9%).

Bridgewater has the most expensive homes ($693k 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	Sherman	Bridgewater
People
Population	3,554Highest	1,658Lowest
Median age	60.2±3.3Highest 46% above CT	55.9±4.4Lowest 36% above CT
	Sherman and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	12.9%±3Lowest CT: 20.2%	14.4%±2.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Bridgewater and Sherman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	32.9%±8.3Lowest CT: 18.5%	37%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5%
	Bridgewater and Sherman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	59.7%Highest CT: 42.5%	59.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.7%±2.6Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1%
	Bridgewater and Sherman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$116,000±$34kLowest 21% above CT	$159,365±$5kHighest 66% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$497,300±$73kLowest 36% above CT	$693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,276±$204Highest 53% above CT	$1,467±$233Lowest about the CT average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,110Lowest 8% below CT	$6,869Highest 3% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	79.2%±44.2Highest CT: 52.6%	47.8%±43Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Sherman and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.2%Lowest CT: 10%	3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	92.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975 8 yrs newer than CT	1975 8 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	40 minHighest 51% above CT	29 minLowest 11% above CT
Work from home	41.9%±16Highest CT: 16%	25.2%±5Lowest CT: 16%
	Sherman and Bridgewater 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	#42 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Sherman School District	Regional School District 12
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.