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Union vs Willimantic vs Suffield
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 oldest population (median age 49.9).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Willimantic | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 944Lowest |
18,096Highest |
15,702 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Union and Suffield 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% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic 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% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
24.2% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,958±$14k 7% below CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,400±$26k 10% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,793 28% below CT |
$4,678Lowest 30% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Union and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 9%±3.7 CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Union School District | — | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.9 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.