Compare towns
Union vs Baltic vs Woodstock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Union has the most homeowners (92.9%).
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Woodstock has the most people working from home (12.5%).
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 | Union | Baltic | Woodstock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 944Lowest |
1,157 |
8,319Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT |
37.8±15.8Lowest 8% below CT |
49.3±5.9 20% above CT |
| Union and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Woodstock and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±5.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.5%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Union and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24% CT: 42.5% |
16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
2.1%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Union and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,958±$14k 7% below CT |
$68,958±$47kLowest 28% below CT |
$112,011±$21kHighest 17% above CT |
| Woodstock and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,400±$26k 10% below CT |
$196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$417,200±$22kHighest 14% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,247±$141Highest 16% below CT |
$1,202±$94Lowest 19% below CT |
| Baltic and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,793 28% below CT |
$3,799Lowest 43% below CT |
$5,357Highest 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
29.3%±13.7 CT: 52.6% |
22.2%±16Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Union and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% CT: 10% |
11.6%Highest CT: 10% |
4.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above CT |
28 minLowest 6% above CT |
31 min 16% above CT |
| Work from home | 9%±3.7 CT: 16% |
5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
12.5%±4.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Woodstock and Union 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 | Union School District | — | Woodstock School District · The Woodstock Academy District |
| High school in town | None 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.