What stands out worked out from the figures below

Wethersfield has the most people working from home (18%).

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	Wethersfield	Willington
People
Population	27,250Highest	5,575Lowest
Median age	43.4±1.5Highest 6% above CT	37.5±7.2Lowest 9% below CT
	Wethersfield and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2%	12.8%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	20.4%±2Lowest CT: 18.5%	23.3%±6.4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Willington and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	54.8%Highest CT: 42.5%	33.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.3%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1%	14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT	$91,114±$12kLowest 5% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$324,600±$11kHighest 12% below CT	$305,800±$48kLowest 17% below CT
	Wethersfield and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,370±$150Highest 8% below CT	$1,357±$116Lowest 9% below CT
	Wethersfield and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,296Highest 10% above CT	$5,419Lowest 18% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48.6%±11.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	70%±20.6Highest CT: 52.6%
	Willington and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.9%Lowest CT: 10%	13%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	80.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	64%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 20% below CT	26 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	18%±2.6Highest CT: 16%	10.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#92 of 149 in CT	#104 of 149 in CT
School district	Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District	Willington School District
High school in town	Wethersfield High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	13.8	—
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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.