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Willimantic vs Franklin vs Hampton
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).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Hampton has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Franklin | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,096Highest |
2,004 |
1,647Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
40.3±4.3 about the CT average |
51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.7%±5.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Franklin and Willimantic 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% |
17.4%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
29.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$105,000±$10k 10% above CT |
$109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT |
| Hampton and Franklin 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 |
$326,200±$20kHighest 11% below CT |
$295,800±$27k 19% below CT |
| Franklin and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$68 29% below CT |
$767±$529Lowest 48% below CT |
$1,285±$288Highest 14% below CT |
| Hampton and Willimantic 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 |
$3,934Lowest 41% below CT |
$4,364 34% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.5%±51.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Willimantic and Hampton 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% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
5.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
84.1% CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
| Work from home | 6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4 CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Franklin School District | Hampton School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| 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.