What stands out worked out from the figures below

Whitneyville has the shortest commute (18 min average).

Willimantic has the most people working from home (13.8%).

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	Whitneyville	Willimantic
People
Population	170Lowest	200Highest
Median age	36.5±20.4Lowest 19% below ME	38.5±11.9Highest 14% below ME
	Willimantic and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	28.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1%	36.5%±11.4Highest ME: 18.1%
	Willimantic and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26.5%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4%	25.5%±16.2Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Whitneyville and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19%Highest ME: 36.2%	15.1%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 5.8%	4%±6.9Highest ME: 5.8%
	Willimantic and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$55,938±$10kLowest 25% below ME	$63,472±$52kHighest 15% below ME
	Willimantic and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$118,800±$49kLowest 60% below ME	$131,700±$21kHighest 56% below ME
	Willimantic and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,318Highest 57% below ME	$1,285Lowest 58% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±100 ME: 48.4%	—
Below poverty line	12.4%Lowest ME: 10.7%	32.5%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.5%Lowest ME: 74.3%	92.2%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME	1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	18 minLowest 29% below ME	23 minHighest 6% below ME
Work from home	0%±17.7Lowest ME: 15.9%	13.8%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9%
	Willimantic and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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ME 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.