What stands out worked out from the figures below

Durham has the most people working from home (20.5%).

Willington has the most renters (36% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Durham	Willington
People
Population	7,208Highest	5,575Lowest
Median age	45.5±2.8Highest 11% above CT	37.5±7.2Lowest 9% below CT
	Durham and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.4%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2%	12.8%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Durham and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5%	23.3%±6.4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Willington and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	47.9%Highest CT: 42.5%	33.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%	14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT	$91,114±$12kLowest 5% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT	$305,800±$48kLowest 17% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT	$1,357±$116Highest 9% below CT
	Willington and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,998Highest 20% above CT	$5,419Lowest 18% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6%	70%±20.6Highest CT: 52.6%
	Willington and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.4%Lowest CT: 10%	13%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.2%Highest CT: 66.5%	64%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976 9 yrs newer than CT	1976 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 13% below CT	26 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16%	10.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Durham and Willington 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	#88 of 149 in CT	#104 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 13	Willington School District
High school in town	Coginchaug Regional High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	8.9	—
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Old photos in History	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.