What stands out worked out from the figures below

Trumbull Center has the most renters (20.6% rent).

Long Hill has the most people working from home (24.3%).

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	Long Hill
People
Population	10,264Highest	8,681Lowest
Median age	40.8±2.6Lowest about the CT average	41.1±3.4Highest about the CT average
	Long Hill and Trumbull Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	27.5%±4.2Highest CT: 20.2%	26.1%±5.1Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Trumbull Center and Long Hill 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%	18%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Trumbull Center and Long Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	54.3%Lowest CT: 42.5%	56.1%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.7%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%	4.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Long Hill 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	$178,456±$32kHighest 86% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$486,000±$25kLowest 32% above CT	$487,800±$25kHighest 33% above CT
	Long Hill and Trumbull Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,307±$206Highest 55% above CT	$1,952±$1kLowest 31% above CT
	Trumbull Center and Long Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$9,248Lowest 39% above CT	$9,574Highest 44% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	61.8%±22.6Lowest CT: 52.6%	64.2%±28.1Highest CT: 52.6%
	Long Hill and Trumbull Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8%Highest CT: 10%	3.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	79.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	92.3%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1965Highest 2 yrs older than CT	1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 23% above CT	28 minLowest 5% above CT
Work from home	16%±4.1Lowest CT: 16%	24.3%±6.2Highest CT: 16%
	Long Hill and Trumbull Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.