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Ansonia vs Georgetown 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).
Georgetown has the most people working from home (20.2%).
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 | Georgetown | Woodbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Highest |
8,474Lowest |
9,073 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.1±1.6Lowest 3% above U.S. |
42.8±3.5 10% above U.S. |
48.7±2.3Highest 25% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
24.7%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Woodbridge and Georgetown 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% |
18.5%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Woodbridge and Georgetown 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% |
56.1% 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%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ansonia and Georgetown 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. |
$151,595±$23k 88% above U.S. |
$188,750±$34kHighest 134% above U.S. |
| Woodbridge and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$651,200±$23kHighest 96% above U.S. |
$588,100±$40k 77% above U.S. |
| Georgetown and Woodbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121Lowest 4% above U.S. |
$2,223±$506Highest 57% above U.S. |
$1,808±$110 28% above U.S. |
| Georgetown and Woodbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446Lowest 75% above U.S. |
$7,272 133% 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% |
53.7%±22.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
71.1%±23.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woodbridge and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 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 |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.2%±3.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±5.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Georgetown 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 | #140 of 282 in MA | #16 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Georgetown | Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Georgetown High School | Amity Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
9.3Lowest |
11.1 |
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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.