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Ansonia vs Preston vs Woodbridge
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 most renters (41.9% rent).
Preston has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Woodbridge has the most people working from home (17.2%).
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 | Preston | Woodbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Highest |
4,821Lowest |
9,073 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
46.2±7 12% above CT |
48.7±2.3Highest 18% above CT |
| Woodbridge and Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±4.4 CT: 20.2% |
24.7%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Woodbridge and Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23%±4.7 CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Woodbridge and Preston 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% |
28.5% CT: 42.5% |
71.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
2.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia and Preston 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 10% below CT |
$116,648±$27k 22% above CT |
$188,750±$34kHighest 97% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14kLowest 22% below CT |
$361,900±$13k about the CT average |
$588,100±$40kHighest 60% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121 about the CT average |
$1,433±$1kLowest 4% below CT |
$1,808±$110Highest 22% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446 18% below CT |
$4,749Lowest 29% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±12.5 CT: 52.6% |
71.1%±23.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Woodbridge and Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest CT: 10% |
2.4% CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.7% CT: 66.5% |
93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1967 same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
25 min 7% below CT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
10.3%±6 CT: 16% |
17.2%±5.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Woodbridge and Preston 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 | #93 of 149 in CT | #16 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Preston School District | Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | None in town | Amity Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.