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Norfolk vs Willimantic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Norfolk has the most people working from home (23.3%).
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 | Norfolk | Willimantic |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,723Lowest |
18,096Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 48.2±7.4Highest 17% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 28.8%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $91,548±$16kHighest 4% below CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $430,900±$54kHighest 17% above CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,190±$116Highest 20% below CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
| Norfolk and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,065Highest 9% below CT |
$4,678Lowest 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.3%±17Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1953Highest 14 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 3% above CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 23.3%±4.7Highest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | Norfolk School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.