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Bantam vs Ansonia vs Eastford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bantam has the most renters (50.9% rent).
Ansonia has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
Eastford has the most homeowners (84%).
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 | Bantam | Ansonia | Eastford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
19,033Highest |
1,679 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
-1.7%Highest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 47.2±15.7 15% above CT |
40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
48.3±5.9Highest 18% above CT |
| Eastford and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±6.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
17.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Bantam and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±8.5 CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Eastford and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2% CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
39.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±3.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia and Eastford 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 |
$97,422±$20kHighest about the CT average |
| Eastford and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,700±$40k 13% below CT |
$287,200±$14kLowest 22% below CT |
$355,500±$16kHighest 3% below CT |
| Eastford and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$1,097±$173 26% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,984Lowest 40% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
$4,493 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±12.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±32.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Bantam and Eastford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
6.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
58.1% CT: 66.5% |
84%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1954 13 yrs older than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
35 minHighest 33% above CT |
| Work from home | 16%±7.9Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
14.6%±6.4 CT: 16% |
| Bantam and Eastford 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 | — |
| School district | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Eastford School District |
| High school in town | — | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
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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.