What stands out worked out from the figures below

Thomaston has the most affordable homes ($283k median).

Pomfret has the most people working from home (13.2%).

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	Thomaston	Pomfret
People
Population	7,492Highest	4,317Lowest
Median age	41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average	45.9±3.7Highest 12% above CT
	Pomfret and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.5%±5.2Lowest CT: 20.2%	23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Pomfret and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 18.5%	17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Thomaston and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	34%Lowest CT: 42.5%	50.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.5%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.6%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1%
	Pomfret and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$103,218±$15kLowest 8% above CT	$108,476±$8kHighest 13% above CT
	Pomfret and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$282,600±$23kLowest 23% below CT	$409,100±$28kHighest 12% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT	$1,210±$300Highest 19% below CT
	Pomfret and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,915Highest 11% below CT	$5,903Lowest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.9%±22Lowest CT: 52.6%	61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	Pomfret and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%	6%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	77.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	80.5%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the CT average	24 minLowest 11% below CT
Work from home	7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%	13.2%±5.2Highest CT: 16%
	Pomfret and Thomaston 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	#106 of 149 in CT	#39 of 149 in CT
School district	Thomaston School District	Pomfret School District
High school in town	Thomaston High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	10.7	—
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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.