What stands out worked out from the figures below

Voluntown has the most affordable homes ($356k median).

Pomfret has the most people working from home (13.2%).

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	Pomfret
People
Population	2,604Lowest	4,317Highest
Median age	48.3±1.7Highest 18% above CT	45.9±3.7Lowest 12% above CT
	Voluntown and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2%	23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Pomfret and Voluntown 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%	17.8%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5%
	Pomfret and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	26.7%Lowest CT: 42.5%	50.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.4%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.6%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1%
	Pomfret 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	$108,476±$8kHighest 13% above CT
	Pomfret 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±$16kLowest about the CT average	$409,100±$28kHighest 12% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,166±$191Lowest 22% below CT	$1,210±$300Highest 19% below CT
	Pomfret and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,955Lowest 25% below CT	$5,903Highest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.9%±24.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6%
	Pomfret and Voluntown 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%	6%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	80.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT	1978Lowest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 18% above CT	24 minLowest 11% below CT
Work from home	8.9%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%	13.2%±5.2Highest CT: 16%
	Pomfret 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	#39 of 149 in CT
School district	Voluntown School District	Pomfret 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.