What stands out worked out from the figures below

Willington has the highest household income ($91k).

North Canaan has the most kids (26.5% 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	Willington	North Canaan
People
Population	5,575Highest	3,221Lowest
Median age	37.5±7.2Highest 9% below CT	35.7±5.7Lowest 13% below CT
	Willington and North Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	12.8%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	26.5%±7.6Highest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	23.3%±6.4Highest CT: 18.5%	14.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Willington and North Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	33.2%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1%	3.3%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,114±$12kHighest 5% below CT	$71,976±$26kLowest 25% below CT
	Willington and North Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$305,800±$48kHighest 17% below CT	$267,300±$59kLowest 27% below CT
	Willington and North Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,357±$116Highest 9% below CT	$1,146±$152Lowest 23% below CT
	Willington and North Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,419Highest 18% below CT	$3,893Lowest 41% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	70%±20.6Highest CT: 52.6%	25.1%±14.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	13%Lowest CT: 10%	13.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	64%Highest CT: 66.5%	61.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest about the CT average	22 minLowest 15% below CT
Work from home	10.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16%	12.1%±5.3Highest CT: 16%
	North Canaan and Willington 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	#104 of 149 in CT	#91 of 149 in CT
School district	Willington School District	North Canaan 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.