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Tolland vs Union vs Ellington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tolland has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Union has the oldest population (median age 49.9).
Ellington has the most renters (27.8% 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 | Tolland | Union | Ellington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,606 |
944Lowest |
16,455Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.5 about the CT average |
49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT |
40.9±2.4Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±3 CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
24%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Ellington and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
24%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
51.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±2.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Tolland and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $133,264±$16kHighest 39% above CT |
$88,958±$14kLowest 7% below CT |
$129,913±$17k 36% above CT |
| Tolland and Ellington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $365,500±$21k about the CT average |
$330,400±$26kLowest 10% below CT |
$366,900±$17kHighest about the CT average |
| Ellington and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,680±$119Lowest 13% above CT |
— | $1,737±$212Highest 17% above CT |
| Ellington and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,403Highest 11% above CT |
$4,793Lowest 28% below CT |
$6,751 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.5%±62.4 CT: 52.6% |
90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.5%±10.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Union and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% CT: 10% |
5.7%Highest CT: 10% |
2.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% CT: 66.5% |
92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
72.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 14 yrs newer than CT |
1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
31 minLowest 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±3.9 CT: 16% |
| Tolland and Ellington 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 | #60 of 149 in CT | — | #46 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Tolland School District | Union School District | Ellington School District |
| High school in town | Tolland High School | None in town | Ellington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.4Highest |
— | 10.3Lowest |
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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.