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Willimantic vs Durham vs Windham
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).
Durham has the most people working from home (20%).
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 | Durham | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,096 |
3,347Lowest |
23,961Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+28.6%Highest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
47.9±5.4Highest 17% above CT |
33.7±1.9 18% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
15%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Windham 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% |
19.1%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Durham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.2% CT: 42.5% |
42.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Willimantic and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$152,396±$32kHighest 59% above CT |
$55,736±$5k 42% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$401,700±$32kHighest 9% above CT |
$209,800±$9k 43% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,625±$1kHighest 9% above CT |
$1,107±$69 26% below CT |
| Durham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,678 30% below CT |
$7,107Highest 7% above CT |
$4,633Lowest 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±8.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.7%±35Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Durham and Windham 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% |
6.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
20.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
47.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT |
1956 11 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below CT |
24 min 10% below CT |
24 minHighest 8% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.2%±2 CT: 16% |
20%±6.7Highest CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #88 of 149 in CT | #143 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS |
| High school in town | — | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.