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Vernon vs Stepney vs Ellington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).
Stepney has the most homeowners (96.4%).
Ellington has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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.
| Measure | Vernon | Stepney | Ellington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,577Highest |
3,979Lowest |
16,455 |
| Median age | 39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT |
47.1±5.6Highest 15% above CT |
40.9±2.4 about the CT average |
| Stepney and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±5.6 CT: 20.2% |
24%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Ellington and Stepney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.7%±4.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Ellington 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% |
54.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
51.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±5.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
6%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Stepney and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT |
$153,966±$16kHighest 61% above CT |
$129,913±$17k 36% above CT |
| Stepney and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,500±$11kLowest 25% below CT |
$475,800±$53kHighest 30% above CT |
$366,900±$17k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$77Lowest 4% below CT |
$2,750±$1kHighest 85% above CT |
$1,737±$212 17% above CT |
| Stepney and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,804Lowest 13% below CT |
$9,309Highest 40% above CT |
$6,751 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±48.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.5%±10.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Stepney and Ellington 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% |
0.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
2.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
96.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
72.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
37 minHighest 41% above CT |
31 min 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 13.4%±2.5 CT: 16% |
9.8%±4.3Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±3.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Ellington and Vernon 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 | #107 of 149 in CT | — | #46 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Vernon School District | — | Ellington School District |
| High school in town | Rockville High School | — | Ellington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
— | 10.3Lowest |
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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.