What stands out worked out from the figures below

Warren has the most affordable homes ($450k median).

Lyme has the most people working from home (27.6%).

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	Lyme
People
Population	1,415Lowest	2,303Highest
Median age	52±5Lowest 27% above CT	55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT
	Lyme 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%	13.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Lyme 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%	30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5%
	Lyme 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%Lowest CT: 42.5%	63.5%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	10.6%±9Highest CT: 7.1%	2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Warren and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$134,583±$33kLowest 41% above CT	$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT
	Lyme and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$450,000±$38kLowest 23% above CT	$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,719±$1k 16% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,769Lowest 43% below CT	$7,328Highest 10% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	55.2%±63.8Highest CT: 52.6%	32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Warren and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.7%Highest CT: 10%	2.9%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.3%Highest CT: 66.5%	90.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT	1967Lowest same as CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 18% above CT	31 minLowest 17% above CT
Work from home	15.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16%	27.6%±10Highest CT: 16%
	Lyme and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Regional School District 20	Regional School District 18
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.