What stands out worked out from the figures below

Union has the most homeowners (92.9%).

Eastford has the most people working from home (14.6%).

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	Union	Eastford
People
Population	944Lowest	1,679Highest
Median age	49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT	48.3±5.9Lowest 18% above CT
	Union and Eastford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.9%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2%	17.1%±2.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Eastford and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.5%±2.6Lowest CT: 18.5%	25.5%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5%
	Eastford and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	24%Lowest CT: 42.5%	39.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1%
	Eastford and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$88,958±$14kLowest 7% below CT	$97,422±$20kHighest about the CT average
	Eastford and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$330,400±$26kLowest 10% below CT	$355,500±$16kHighest 3% below CT
	Eastford and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,097±$173 26% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,793Highest 28% below CT	$4,493Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6%	42.9%±32.6Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Union and Eastford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Lowest CT: 10%	6.2%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	84%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minLowest 20% above CT	35 minHighest 33% above CT
Work from home	9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%	14.6%±6.4Highest CT: 16%
	Eastford and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Union School District	Eastford School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
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Old photos in Our Story	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.