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Ansonia vs Ayer vs Woodbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ansonia has the most affordable homes ($287k median).
Ayer has the most people working from home (21.6%).
Woodbridge has the highest household income ($189k).
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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.
| Measure | Ansonia | Ayer | Woodbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Highest |
8,645Lowest |
9,073 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.1±1.6 3% above U.S. |
39.2±2.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
48.7±2.3Highest 25% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.3%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
24.7%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Woodbridge and Ayer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Woodbridge and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
71.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ansonia and Ayer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,877±$10kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$101,875±$15k 26% above U.S. |
$188,750±$34kHighest 134% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$463,800±$29k 39% above U.S. |
$588,100±$40kHighest 77% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121 4% above U.S. |
$1,415±$180Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,808±$110Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446 75% above U.S. |
$5,057Lowest 62% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.1%±14.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
71.1%±23.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woodbridge and Ayer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.6%±5.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±5.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ayer and Woodbridge 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 | #142 of 149 in CT | #113 of 282 in MA | #16 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Ayer Shirley School District | Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Ayer Shirley Regional High School | Amity Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
11.5 |
11.1Lowest |
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U.S. 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.