What stands out worked out from the figures below

Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).

Hartland has the most homeowners (91.7%).

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	Vernon	Hartland
People
Population	30,577Highest	1,840Lowest
Median age	39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT	48.8±4.9Highest 19% above CT
Kids under 18	16.9%±2Highest CT: 20.2%	16%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Vernon and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.6%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5%	21.9%±3.2Highest CT: 18.5%
	Hartland and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	38%Lowest CT: 42.5%	39.9%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1%	3.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT	$113,375±$13kHighest 18% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$275,500±$11kLowest 25% below CT	$350,700±$21kHighest 4% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,425±$77Lowest 4% below CT	$1,819±$478Highest 22% above CT
	Hartland and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,804Highest 13% below CT	$5,633Lowest 15% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	39.3%±5.7Highest CT: 52.6%	0%±54.9Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Vernon and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13.4%Highest CT: 10%	4.7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%	91.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT	1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the CT average	35 minHighest 32% above CT
Work from home	13.4%±2.5Lowest CT: 16%	22%±4.6Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#107 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Vernon School District	Hartland School District
High school in town	Rockville High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	12.1	—
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.