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Vernon vs Willimantic vs Bolton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Bolton has the most homeowners (88%).
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 | Vernon | Willimantic | Bolton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,577Highest |
18,096 |
4,853Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 39.4±2.5 4% below CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
43.7±3.3Highest 6% above CT |
| Bolton and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
20%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±3.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bolton and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38% CT: 42.5% |
24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
51.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
7.7%±2.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,356±$6k 11% below CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$126,364±$19kHighest 32% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,500±$11k 25% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$367,600±$17kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$77Highest 4% below CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,127±$55 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,804 13% below CT |
$4,678Lowest 30% below CT |
$8,091Highest 22% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±30.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Willimantic and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.4% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
7.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.2% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1969Highest 2 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
25 min 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.4%±2.5 CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
20.7%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #107 of 149 in CT | — | #79 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Vernon School District | — | Bolton School District |
| High school in town | Rockville High School | — | Bolton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
— | 7.4Lowest |
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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.