What stands out worked out from the figures below

Union has the most homeowners (92.9%).

Hamden has the most people working from home (16.3%).

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	Union	Hamden
People
Population	944Lowest	61,045Highest
Median age	49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT	38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT
Kids under 18	16.9%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2%	17%±1.5Highest CT: 20.2%
	Hamden and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%	18.1%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	24%Lowest CT: 42.5%	47.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$88,958±$14kLowest 7% below CT	$98,306±$7kHighest about the CT average
	Hamden 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±$26kHighest 10% below CT	$298,200±$9kLowest 19% below CT
	Union and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,746±$50 17% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,793Lowest 28% below CT	$7,784Highest 17% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6%	50.9%±5.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Union and Hamden 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%	9.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above CT	22 minLowest 18% below CT
Work from home	9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%	16.3%±2.1Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#122 of 149 in CT
School district	Union School District	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services
High school in town	None in town	Hamden High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	13.5
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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.