What stands out worked out from the figures below

Andover has the highest household income ($135k).

Willington has the most renters (36% rent).

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	Andover	Willington
People
Population	3,152Lowest	5,575Highest
Median age	51.2±5.4Highest 25% above CT	37.5±7.2Lowest 9% below CT
Kids under 18	16.2%±4.4Highest CT: 20.2%	12.8%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Andover and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.2%±5.1Lowest CT: 18.5%	23.3%±6.4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Willington and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	46.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	33.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	8.2%±4.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Willington and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$134,632±$20kHighest 41% above CT	$91,114±$12kLowest 5% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$376,500±$36kHighest about the CT average	$305,800±$48kLowest 17% below CT
	Andover and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,166±$745Lowest 22% below CT	$1,357±$116Highest 9% below CT
	Willington and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,554Highest about the CT average	$5,419Lowest 18% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	60.8%±38.4Lowest CT: 52.6%	70%±20.6Highest CT: 52.6%
	Willington and Andover 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%	13%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	64%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 5% below CT	26 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	15.5%±5.4Highest CT: 16%	10.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Andover 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	#43 of 149 in CT	#104 of 149 in CT
School district	Andover School District	Willington 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.