Compare towns
Prospect vs Willimantic vs Stepney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the most people working from home (10.1%).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Stepney has the most expensive homes ($476k median).
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 | Prospect | Willimantic | Stepney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,458 |
18,096Highest |
3,979Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
47.1±5.6Highest 15% above CT |
| Stepney and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±5.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Stepney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.7%±4.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Stepney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3% CT: 42.5% |
24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
54.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±5.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,394±$18k 32% above CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$153,966±$16kHighest 61% above CT |
| Stepney and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$475,800±$53kHighest 30% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$433 21% above CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$2,750±$1kHighest 85% above CT |
| Stepney and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504 about the CT average |
$4,678Lowest 30% below CT |
$9,309Highest 40% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±48.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Stepney and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
0.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
96.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
37 minHighest 41% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
9.8%±4.3 CT: 16% |
| Prospect and Stepney 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | — | — |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.