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Willimantic vs Ansonia vs Putnam
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).
Ansonia has the highest household income ($86k).
Putnam has the oldest population (median age 43.7).
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 | Ansonia | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,096 |
19,033Highest |
9,292Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
-1.7%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
43.7±3Highest 6% above CT |
| Putnam and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Putnam 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% |
18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Putnam and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9% CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$85,877±$10kHighest 10% below CT |
$70,561±$7k 26% below CT |
| Ansonia and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$287,200±$14kHighest 22% below CT |
$269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
| Ansonia and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$1,149±$44 23% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,678 30% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Willimantic and Ansonia 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% |
9.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
58.1% CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1954 13 yrs older than CT |
1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
25 min 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
| Ansonia and Putnam 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 | — | #142 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Putnam School District |
| High school in town | — | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Putnam High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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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.