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Cornwall Bridge vs Cornwall vs Willimantic

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cornwall has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).

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.

MeasureCornwall BridgeCornwallWillimantic
People
Population
248Lowest
1,425
18,096Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+2.3%
CT: +0.9%
Median age
50.4±11.4
23% above CT
53.9±5.1Highest
31% above CT
31.3±2.7Lowest
24% below CT
Cornwall and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.2%±11.6
CT: 20.2%
14.9%±2.8Lowest
CT: 20.2%
20.6%±2.5Highest
CT: 20.2%
Willimantic and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25%±11.4
CT: 18.5%
29.4%±2.5Highest
CT: 18.5%
11%±1.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Cornwall and Cornwall Bridge 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%
59.1%Highest
CT: 42.5%
24.2%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±6.7Lowest
CT: 7.1%
4.9%±3
CT: 7.1%
19.1%±2.1Highest
CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$128,864±$34kHighest
35% above CT
$45,962±$7kLowest
52% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$371,100±$64k
about the CT average
$554,600±$106kHighest
51% above CT
$190,900±$17kLowest
48% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$911±$105Lowest
39% below CT
$1,047±$121
30% below CT
$1,063±$68Highest
29% below CT
Willimantic and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,107Lowest
38% below CT
$5,792Highest
13% below CT
$4,678
30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
89.3%±61Highest
CT: 52.6%
46.8%±31.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
55.9%±8.1
CT: 52.6%
Cornwall Bridge and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
19%
CT: 10%
8.2%Lowest
CT: 10%
23.4%Highest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.8%
CT: 66.5%
87.3%Highest
CT: 66.5%
34.9%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1953Lowest
14 yrs older than CT
1959Highest
8 yrs older than CT
1953Lowest
14 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
31% above CT
30 min
13% above CT
23 minLowest
12% below CT
Work from home
19.8%±15.7
CT: 16%
32.4%±13.6Highest
CT: 16%
6.2%±2Lowest
CT: 16%
Cornwall and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Cornwall School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.