What stands out worked out from the figures below

Union has the most homeowners (92.9%).

Willington has the most renters (36% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Union	Willington
People
Population	944Lowest	5,575Highest
Median age	49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT	37.5±7.2Lowest 9% below CT
Kids under 18	16.9%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2%	12.8%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Union and Willington 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%	23.3%±6.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Union and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	24%Lowest CT: 42.5%	33.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Willington and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$88,958±$14kLowest 7% below CT	$91,114±$12kHighest 5% below CT
	Willington 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±$26kHighest 10% below CT	$305,800±$48kLowest 17% below CT
	Union and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,357±$116 9% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,793Lowest 28% below CT	$5,419Highest 18% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6%	70%±20.6Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Union and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Lowest CT: 10%	13%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	64%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976 9 yrs newer than CT	1976 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above CT	26 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%	10.5%±4.7Highest CT: 16%
	Willington 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	—	#104 of 149 in CT
School district	Union School District	Willington School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.