Compare towns
Quinebaug vs Willimantic vs Woodstock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Woodstock has the most expensive homes ($417k 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 | Quinebaug | Willimantic | Woodstock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,193Lowest |
18,096Highest |
8,319 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+2.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
49.3±5.9 20% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
19%±3.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.5%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
24.2% CT: 42.5% |
47.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.1%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,181±$36k 10% above CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$112,011±$21kHighest 17% above CT |
| Woodstock and Quinebaug are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $237,800±$66k 35% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$417,200±$22kHighest 14% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,202±$94Highest 19% below CT |
| Woodstock and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,678 30% below CT |
$5,357Highest 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
22.2%±16 CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
4.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 7 yrs older than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the CT average |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
31 minHighest 16% above CT |
| Work from home | 23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
12.5%±4.5 CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug and Woodstock 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 | — | — | #85 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | — | Woodstock School District · The Woodstock Academy District |
| High school in town | — | — | The Woodstock Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 16.2 |
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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.