What stands out worked out from the figures below

Wolcott has the most affordable homes ($326k median).

East Hampton has the most people working from home (12.7%).

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	Wolcott	East Hampton
People
Population	16,279Highest	12,925Lowest
Median age	44.4±2.5Highest 8% above CT	43.6±3.7Lowest 6% above CT
	Wolcott and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.4%±3.1Lowest CT: 20.2%	21.4%±3Highest CT: 20.2%
	East Hampton and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5%	20.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%
	East Hampton and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	37%Lowest CT: 42.5%	39%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.3%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1%	5.2%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Wolcott and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$110,850±$10kLowest 16% above CT	$124,577±$11kHighest 30% above CT
	East Hampton and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$326,200±$17kLowest 11% below CT	$349,000±$14kHighest 5% below CT
	East Hampton and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,464±$913Highest about the CT average	$1,393±$150Lowest 6% below CT
	Wolcott and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,799Lowest 13% below CT	$6,681Highest about the CT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	49.8%±24.2Highest CT: 52.6%	48.7%±16.4Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Wolcott and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	1.8%Lowest CT: 10%	4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	85.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT	1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 13% above CT	30 minLowest 11% above CT
Work from home	11.2%±3.1Lowest CT: 16%	12.7%±2.4Highest CT: 16%
	East Hampton and Wolcott 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	#76 of 149 in CT	#75 of 149 in CT
School district	Wolcott School District	East Hampton School District
High school in town	Wolcott High School	East Hampton High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.1Lowest	11.3Highest
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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.