What stands out worked out from the figures below

Voluntown has the most kids (16.4% under 18).

Canterbury has the most people working from home (14.7%).

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	Voluntown	Canterbury
People
Population	2,604Lowest	5,124Highest
Median age	48.3±1.7Lowest 18% above CT	48.4±4.5Highest 18% above CT
	Canterbury and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.4%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2%	15%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Voluntown and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.6%±3Lowest CT: 18.5%	25.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	26.7%Highest CT: 42.5%	26.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.4%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1%	4.4%±2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Canterbury and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$101,964±$25kLowest 6% above CT	$103,198±$6kHighest 8% above CT
	Canterbury and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$356,100±$16kHighest about the CT average	$334,200±$12kLowest 9% below CT
	Voluntown and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,166±$191Highest 22% below CT	$924±$367Lowest 38% below CT
	Voluntown and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,955Highest 25% below CT	$4,140Lowest 38% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.9%±24.3Highest CT: 52.6%	40%±13Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Voluntown and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.3%Highest CT: 10%	4.9%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%	88.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT	1975Lowest 8 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minLowest 18% above CT	32 minHighest 20% above CT
Work from home	8.9%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%	14.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16%
	Canterbury and Voluntown 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	#53 of 149 in CT	#125 of 149 in CT
School district	Voluntown School District	Canterbury School District
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.