What stands out worked out from the figures below

Tariffville has the most renters (35.9% rent).

Bloomfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).

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	Tariffville	Bloomfield
People
Population	1,419Lowest	21,754Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	0% CT: +0.9%	—
Median age	52.1±15.9Highest 27% above CT	48.4±3.3Lowest 18% above CT
	Tariffville and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	13.3%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2%	13.7%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2%
	Bloomfield and Tariffville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	11.2%±4.4Lowest CT: 18.5%	27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	43.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	40.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	10%±5.6Highest CT: 7.1%	6.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Tariffville and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$106,944±$21kHighest 12% above CT	$98,725±$14kLowest 3% above CT
	Tariffville and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$274,600±$48kLowest 25% below CT	$286,900±$11kHighest 22% below CT
	Bloomfield and Tariffville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,244±$178Lowest 16% below CT	$1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,921Lowest 26% below CT	$5,795Highest 13% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	29.8%±22.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	52.6%±11.2Highest CT: 52.6%
	Bloomfield and Tariffville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11.5%Highest CT: 10%	5.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	64.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%	71.1%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT	1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 20% below CT	23 minHighest 12% below CT
Work from home	11.8%±6.1Lowest CT: 16%	18.2%±3.1Highest CT: 16%
	Bloomfield and Tariffville 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	—	#139 of 149 in CT
School district	—	Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council
High school in town	—	Academy of International Studies 6-12
Students per teacherat that high school	—	10.1
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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.