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Willimantic vs Andover vs Plainville
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).
Andover has the highest household income ($135k).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Willimantic | Andover | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,096Highest |
3,152Lowest |
17,551 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
51.2±5.4Highest 25% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±4.4 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.2%±5.1 CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
46.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
8.2%±4.1 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$134,632±$20kHighest 41% above CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$376,500±$36kHighest about the CT average |
$254,000±$14k 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,166±$745Highest 22% below CT |
$1,126±$147 24% below CT |
| Andover and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,678Lowest 30% below CT |
$6,554Highest about the CT average |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
60.8%±38.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Andover and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 12% below CT |
25 minHighest 5% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
15.5%±5.4Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
| Andover and Plainville 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 | — | #43 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Andover School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.