What stands out worked out from the figures below

Trumbull has the most expensive homes ($547k median).

Canton has the most affordable homes ($395k median).

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	Canton
People
Population	37,281Highest	10,144Lowest
Median age	41.7±1.3Lowest about the CT average	45.3±5.2Highest 10% above CT
	Canton and Trumbull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	26.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2%	22.6%±4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Trumbull and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.1%±1.4Lowest CT: 18.5%	23.5%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%
	Canton and Trumbull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	60.1%Highest CT: 42.5%	57.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.1%±0.9Highest CT: 7.1%	2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Trumbull and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$163,073±$11kHighest 70% above CT	$117,991±$20kLowest 23% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$547,300±$21kHighest 49% above CT	$395,300±$24kLowest 8% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,266±$255Highest 52% above CT	$1,403±$358Lowest 6% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT	$7,232Lowest 9% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	60.8%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6%	59.9%±28.9Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Trumbull and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.3%Lowest CT: 10%	5.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	89.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	83.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1965Lowest 2 yrs older than CT	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 25% above CT	29 minLowest 9% above CT
Work from home	22.5%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%	24.8%±6.1Highest CT: 16%
	Canton and Trumbull 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	#26 of 149 in CT	#22 of 149 in CT
School district	Trumbull School District	Canton School District
High school in town	Trumbull High School	Canton High School
Students per teacherat that high school	14.5Highest	9.6Lowest
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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.