What stands out worked out from the figures below

Trumbull Center has the shortest commute (33 min average).

Daniels Farm has the most people working from home (26.5%).

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	Trumbull Center	Daniels Farm
People
Population	10,264Highest	5,976Lowest
Median age	40.8±2.6Highest about the CT average	40.5±1.6Lowest about the CT average
	Trumbull Center and Daniels Farm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	27.5%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2%	28.7%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2%
	Daniels Farm and Trumbull Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.3%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5%	14%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	54.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%	65.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.7%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%	4.6%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1%
	Daniels Farm and Trumbull Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$123,708±$11kLowest 29% above CT	$189,091±$29kHighest 97% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$486,000±$25kLowest 32% above CT	$619,900±$32kHighest 69% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,307±$206 55% above CT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$9,248Lowest 39% above CT	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	61.8%±22.6Highest CT: 52.6%	55%±100Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Trumbull Center and Daniels Farm are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8%Highest CT: 10%	1.9%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	79.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	94.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1965Lowest 2 yrs older than CT	1969Highest 2 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minLowest 23% above CT	43 minHighest 62% above CT
Work from home	16%±4.1Lowest CT: 16%	26.5%±5.9Highest CT: 16%
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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.