What stands out worked out from the figures below

Washington has the most expensive homes ($660k median).

Burlington has the highest household income ($165k).

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	Washington	Burlington
People
Population	3,676Lowest	9,680Highest
Median age	49.9±5.5Highest 21% above CT	39.9±2.4Lowest about the CT average
Kids under 18	19%±4.7Lowest CT: 20.2%	25.9%±3.3Highest CT: 20.2%
	Burlington and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26.9%±5.3Highest CT: 18.5%	13.7%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	53.7%Highest CT: 42.5%	50.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	7.5%±2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Burlington and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$101,549±$16kLowest 6% above CT	$165,120±$13kHighest 72% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$660,200±$130kHighest 80% above CT	$418,700±$21kLowest 14% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,204±$264Lowest 19% below CT	$1,427±$671Highest 4% below CT
	Burlington and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,709Lowest 29% below CT	$7,464Highest 12% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	26.1%±24Lowest CT: 52.6%	46.1%±15.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Burlington and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9%Highest CT: 10%	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	79%Lowest CT: 66.5%	94.6%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest 4% below CT	29 minHighest 9% above CT
Work from home	20.1%±9Lowest CT: 16%	25%±4.1Highest CT: 16%
	Burlington and Washington 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	#17 of 149 in CT	#58 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 12	Regional School District 10
High school in town	Shepaug Valley School	Lewis S. Mills High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.1Lowest	11.4Highest
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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.