Compare towns
Ansonia vs Beacon Falls vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ansonia has the oldest housing (typical home built 1954).
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
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.
| Measure | Ansonia | Beacon Falls | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033 |
6,147Lowest |
23,961Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windham and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Beacon Falls 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 CT: 42.5% |
44.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
22.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
$101,516±$42kHighest 6% above CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
| Beacon Falls and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
$350,300±$34kHighest 5% below CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121 about the CT average |
$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446 18% below CT |
$6,534Highest about the CT average |
$4,633Lowest 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4 CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windham and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1% CT: 66.5% |
85.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1956 11 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
24 minLowest 8% below CT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #142 of 149 in CT | #77 of 149 in CT | #143 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Regional School District 16 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Woodland Regional High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
11.2 |
9.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.