What stands out worked out from the figures below

Warren has the most homeowners (93.3%).

Chester has the most kids (17.5% under 18).

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	Warren	Chester
People
Population	1,415Lowest	3,825Highest
Median age	52±5Lowest 27% above CT	54±3.4Highest 31% above CT
	Chester and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	11.2%±3Lowest CT: 20.2%	17.5%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Chester and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.8%±6.3Lowest CT: 18.5%	26.8%±4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Chester and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	55.1%Highest CT: 42.5%	47.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	10.6%±9Highest CT: 7.1%	4%±2.9Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Warren and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$134,583±$33kHighest 41% above CT	$109,191±$18kLowest 14% above CT
	Warren and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$450,000±$38kHighest 23% above CT	$442,200±$25kLowest 21% above CT
	Warren and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,549±$247 4% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,769Lowest 43% below CT	$6,364Highest 4% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	55.2%±63.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	57.4%±22.1Highest CT: 52.6%
	Chester and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.7%Lowest CT: 10%	11.8%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.3%Highest CT: 66.5%	73.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT	1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 18% above CT	28 minLowest 7% above CT
Work from home	15.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16%	18.3%±5.6Highest CT: 16%
	Chester and Warren 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	—	#8 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 20	Chester 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.