What stands out worked out from the figures below

Washington has the most expensive homes ($660k median).

Willington has the most affordable homes ($306k median).

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	Washington	Willington
People
Population	3,676Lowest	5,575Highest
Median age	49.9±5.5Highest 21% above CT	37.5±7.2Lowest 9% below CT
	Washington and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19%±4.7Highest CT: 20.2%	12.8%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Washington and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26.9%±5.3Highest CT: 18.5%	23.3%±6.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Washington and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	53.7%Highest CT: 42.5%	33.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Willington and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$101,549±$16kHighest 6% above CT	$91,114±$12kLowest 5% below CT
	Washington and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$660,200±$130kHighest 80% above CT	$305,800±$48kLowest 17% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,204±$264Lowest 19% below CT	$1,357±$116Highest 9% below CT
	Willington and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,709Lowest 29% below CT	$5,419Highest 18% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	26.1%±24Lowest CT: 52.6%	70%±20.6Highest CT: 52.6%
	Willington and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9%Lowest CT: 10%	13%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	79%Highest CT: 66.5%	64%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest 4% below CT	26 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	20.1%±9Highest CT: 16%	10.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Washington and Willington 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	#17 of 149 in CT	#104 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 12	Willington School District
High school in town	Shepaug Valley School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	9.1	—
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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.