What stands out worked out from the figures below

Union has the most kids (16.9% under 18).

Middlefield has the shortest commute (25 min average).

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	Middlefield
People
Population	944Lowest	4,243Highest
Median age	49.9±4.3Lowest 21% above CT	51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT
	Middlefield and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.9%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2%	13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Union and Middlefield 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%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5%
	Middlefield 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%	41.5%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.7%±2.4Highest CT: 7.1%
	Middlefield 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	$99,837±$20kHighest 4% above CT
	Middlefield 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	$376,000±$27kHighest about the CT average
	Middlefield and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$3,501 135% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,793Lowest 28% below CT	$6,853Highest 3% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6%	85.4%±52.1Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Union and Middlefield 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%	8.1%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	86.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above CT	25 minLowest 6% below CT
Work from home	9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%	10.9%±4.1Highest CT: 16%
	Middlefield and Union 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	—	#65 of 149 in CT
School district	Union School District	Regional School District 13
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
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.