What stands out worked out from the figures below

Thomaston has the highest household income ($103k).

Winchester has the oldest population (median age 49.1).

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	Winchester
People
Population	7,492Lowest	10,284Highest
Median age	41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average	49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT
	Winchester and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.5%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2%	15.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Thomaston and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 18.5%	27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	34%Highest CT: 42.5%	27.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.5%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%	4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Thomaston and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$103,218±$15kHighest 8% above CT	$66,519±$12kLowest 31% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$282,600±$23kHighest 23% below CT	$249,500±$17kLowest 32% below CT
	Thomaston and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT	$1,174±$116Highest 21% below CT
	Winchester 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	$4,780Lowest 28% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6%	48.9%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Thomaston and Winchester 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%	12.8%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	77.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	65.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT	1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the CT average	26 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	7.6%±3.7Highest CT: 16%	6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Thomaston and Winchester 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	#97 of 149 in CT
School district	Thomaston School District	Explorations District · Regional School District 07
High school in town	Thomaston High School	Northwestern Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.7Highest	9.7Lowest
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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.