What stands out worked out from the figures below

Watertown has the shortest commute (24 min average).

Wolcott has the most people working from home (11.2%).

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	Watertown	Wolcott
People
Population	22,253Highest	16,279Lowest
Median age	46.3±2.9Highest 13% above CT	44.4±2.5Lowest 8% above CT
	Watertown and Wolcott 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%	19.4%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2%
	Wolcott 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%	18.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Watertown and Wolcott 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%	37%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1%
	Wolcott 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	$110,850±$10kHighest 16% above CT
	Wolcott 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	$326,200±$17kLowest 11% below CT
	Watertown and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,275±$227Lowest 14% below CT	$1,464±$913Highest about the CT average
	Wolcott and Watertown 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	$5,799Lowest 13% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	56.6%±13.3Highest CT: 52.6%	49.8%±24.2Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Watertown and Wolcott 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%	1.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%	88.4%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Lowest 2 yrs newer than CT	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 10% below CT	30 minHighest 13% above CT
Work from home	10.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16%	11.2%±3.1Highest CT: 16%
	Wolcott and Watertown 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	#76 of 149 in CT
School district	Watertown School District	Wolcott School District
High school in town	Watertown High School	Wolcott High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.6Highest	10.1Lowest
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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.