What stands out worked out from the figures below

Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).

Cornwall Bridge has the most people working from home (19.8%).

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	Willimantic	Cornwall Bridge
People
Population	18,096Highest	248Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+2.3% CT: +0.9%	—
Median age	31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT	50.4±11.4Highest 23% above CT
Kids under 18	20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2%	20.2%±11.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Willimantic and Cornwall Bridge 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%	25%±11.4Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%	26.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1%	2.4%±6.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$45,962±$7k 52% below CT	—
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT	$371,100±$64kHighest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,063±$68Highest 29% below CT	$911±$105Lowest 39% below CT
	Willimantic and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,678Highest 30% below CT	$4,107Lowest 38% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	55.9%±8.1Lowest CT: 52.6%	89.3%±61Highest CT: 52.6%
	Cornwall Bridge 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%	19%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%	71.8%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1953 14 yrs older than CT	1953 14 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 12% below CT	35 minHighest 31% above CT
Work from home	6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16%	19.8%±15.7Highest CT: 16%
	Cornwall Bridge and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.