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Bowerbank vs Willimantic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bowerbank has the most people working from home (30.5%).
Willimantic has the most kids (36.5% under 18).
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 | Bowerbank | Willimantic |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 211Highest |
200Lowest |
| Median age | 58.3±17.3Highest 30% above ME |
38.5±11.9Lowest 14% below ME |
| Bowerbank and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 6.6%±10.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
36.5%±11.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 33.6%±20.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.5%±16.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bowerbank and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±7.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±6.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Willimantic and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $93,125±$30kHighest 25% above ME |
$63,472±$52kLowest 15% below ME |
| Bowerbank and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $199,500±$125kHighest 33% below ME |
$131,700±$21kLowest 56% below ME |
| Bowerbank and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,118Lowest 63% below ME |
$1,285Highest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
32.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 48 minHighest 93% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 30.5%±29.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.8%±13.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowerbank and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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ME 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.