What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ansonia has the most people working from home (9.1%).

Winchester has the oldest population (median age 49.1).

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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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Ansonia	Winchester
People
Population	19,033Highest	10,284Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-1.7% CT: +0.9%	—
Median age	40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average	49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT
Kids under 18	18.3%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2%	15.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Ansonia and Winchester 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%	27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	27.8%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Ansonia and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$85,877±$10kHighest 10% below CT	$66,519±$12kLowest 31% below CT
	Ansonia and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$287,200±$14kHighest 22% below CT	$249,500±$17kLowest 32% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average	$1,174±$116Lowest 21% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,446Highest 18% below CT	$4,780Lowest 28% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6%	48.9%±15.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Winchester and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9.4%Lowest CT: 10%	12.8%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%	65.8%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT	1955Highest 12 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the CT average	26 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	9.1%±2.9Highest CT: 16%	6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Ansonia and Winchester 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	#97 of 149 in CT
School district	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District	Explorations District · Regional School District 07
High school in town	Emmett O'Brien Technical High School	Northwestern Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	12.2Highest	9.7Lowest
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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.