Compare towns
Baltic vs Franklin vs Hampton vs Willimantic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltic has the oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Hampton has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Willimantic has the youngest population (median age 31.3).
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 | Baltic | Franklin | Hampton | Willimantic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,157Lowest |
2,004 |
1,647 |
18,096Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | — | +2.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 37.8±15.8 8% below CT |
40.3±4.3 about the CT average |
51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.7%±5.3 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Franklin and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±5.2 CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
29.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
24.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $68,958±$47k 28% below CT |
$105,000±$10k 10% above CT |
$109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
| Hampton and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,200±$27k 47% below CT |
$326,200±$20kHighest 11% below CT |
$295,800±$27k 19% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
| Franklin and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,247±$141 16% below CT |
$767±$529Lowest 48% below CT |
$1,285±$288Highest 14% below CT |
$1,063±$68 29% below CT |
| Hampton and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,799Lowest 43% below CT |
$3,934 41% below CT |
$4,364 34% below CT |
$4,678Highest 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.3%±13.7 CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.5%±51.5 CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Willimantic and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.6% CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
5.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.8% CT: 66.5% |
84.1% CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
1953 14 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4 CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1Highest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2 CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Franklin School District | Hampton School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.