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Bantam vs Wauregan vs Franklin
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 people working from home (16%).
Wauregan has the youngest population (median age 32).
Franklin has the most homeowners (84.1%).
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 | Wauregan | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
1,049 |
2,004Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+27.7%Highest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 47.2±15.7Highest 15% above CT |
32±5.9Lowest 22% below CT |
40.3±4.3 about the CT average |
| Bantam and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±6.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
25.6%±9.8 CT: 20.2% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Franklin and Wauregan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±8.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
10.2%±5.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Bantam and Franklin 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% |
18.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
27.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.1%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Franklin and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $79,545±$18kLowest 17% below CT |
$105,000±$10kHighest 10% above CT |
| Franklin and Wauregan 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 |
$262,700±$15kLowest 28% below CT |
$326,200±$20kHighest 11% below CT |
| Franklin 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 |
$1,254±$476Highest 16% below CT |
$767±$529 48% below CT |
| Wauregan and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,984Highest 40% below CT |
$3,649Lowest 45% below CT |
$3,934 41% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±12.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
22.4%±19.5 CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest CT: 10% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
60.6% CT: 66.5% |
84.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 16%±7.9Highest CT: 16% |
6.8%±7.6Lowest CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Bantam and Wauregan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Franklin School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.