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Ansonia vs Chicopee 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 youngest population (median age 40.1).
Chicopee has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Chicopee | Woodbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033 |
55,295Highest |
9,073Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.1±1.6Lowest 3% above U.S. |
41.9±1.4 8% above U.S. |
48.7±2.3Highest 25% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±1.7 U.S.: 22% |
24.7%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Woodbridge and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.5%±1.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Woodbridge and Chicopee 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% |
22.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
71.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,877±$10k 6% above U.S. |
$62,615±$6kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$188,750±$34kHighest 134% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14k 14% below U.S. |
$274,500±$8kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$588,100±$40kHighest 77% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121 4% above U.S. |
$1,157±$50Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,808±$110Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446 75% above U.S. |
$3,847Lowest 23% 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% |
52%±5.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
71.1%±23.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woodbridge and Chicopee 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% |
17.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
55.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Highest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
21 minLowest 19% below U.S. |
25 min 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±5.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Woodbridge and Ansonia 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 | #247 of 282 in MA | #16 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Chicopee | Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | Amity Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
11.2 |
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.