What stands out worked out from the figures below

Watertown has the most people working from home (10.1%).

Thomaston has the most kids (20.5% 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	Watertown	Thomaston
People
Population	22,253Highest	7,492Lowest
Median age	46.3±2.9Highest 13% above CT	41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average
	Watertown and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.7%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.5%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2%
	Thomaston and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.3%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%	18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Watertown and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	38.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	34%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.5%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Thomaston and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$101,691±$7kLowest 6% above CT	$103,218±$15kHighest 8% above CT
	Thomaston and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$333,500±$16kHighest 9% below CT	$282,600±$23kLowest 23% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,275±$227Highest 14% below CT	$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT
	Watertown and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,014Highest 9% below CT	$5,915Lowest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	56.6%±13.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6%
	Thomaston and Watertown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.3%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Highest 2 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 10% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	10.1%±2.3Highest CT: 16%	7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Watertown and Thomaston 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	#126 of 149 in CT	#106 of 149 in CT
School district	Watertown School District	Thomaston School District
High school in town	Watertown High School	Thomaston High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.6Lowest	10.7Highest
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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.