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Ashford vs Warwick vs Thomaston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashford has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Warwick has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Thomaston has the most affordable homes ($283k 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 | Ashford | Warwick | Thomaston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,226Lowest |
83,175Highest |
7,492 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 37.9±10.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.3±1Highest 14% above U.S. |
41.5±7.7 7% above U.S. |
| Warwick and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±5.5 U.S.: 22% |
17.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Thomaston and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±1.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warwick and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±0.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warwick and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,926±$23kHighest 51% above U.S. |
$88,708±$6kLowest 10% above U.S. |
$103,218±$15k 28% above U.S. |
| Ashford and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $334,800±$18k about the U.S. average |
$354,600±$5kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$282,600±$23kLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Warwick and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,246±$208 12% below U.S. |
$1,363±$76Highest 4% below U.S. |
$1,037±$147Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Warwick and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,982Highest 124% above U.S. |
$4,616Lowest 48% above U.S. |
$5,915 90% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47%±26Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.1%±6.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.9%±22Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Thomaston and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±5.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.4%±1.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #90 of 149 in CT | #28 of 38 in RI | #106 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Ashford School District | Warwick | Thomaston School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Pilgrim High School | Thomaston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.5Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.