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Middlefield vs Norwich vs Willimantic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlefield has the most homeowners (86.5%).
Norwich has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
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.
| Measure | Middlefield | Norwich | Willimantic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,243Lowest |
39,973Highest |
18,096 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.9%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+2.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
38.5±1.7 6% below CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±1.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Norwich and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.9%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
24.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,837±$20kHighest 4% above CT |
$65,024±$5k 32% below CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,000±$27kHighest about the CT average |
$242,300±$11k 34% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,253±$68 16% below CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,853Highest 3% above CT |
$4,703 29% below CT |
$4,678Lowest 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
56.2%±7.2 CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
16.7% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.8% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
1957 10 yrs older than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% below CT |
24 min 9% below CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.9%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
7.2%±2 CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Middlefield and Norwich 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 | #65 of 149 in CT | #133 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Regional School District 13 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Norwich School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Norwich Free Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.