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Willimantic vs Franklin vs Vernon
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 homeowners (84.1%).
Vernon has the most people working from home (13.4%).
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 | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,096 |
2,004Lowest |
30,577Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
40.3±4.3Highest about the CT average |
39.4±2.5 4% below CT |
| Franklin and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±2Lowest 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% |
18.6%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Vernon and Franklin 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% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
38%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$105,000±$10kHighest 10% above CT |
$85,356±$6k 11% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$326,200±$20kHighest 11% below CT |
$275,500±$11k 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$68 29% below CT |
$767±$529Lowest 48% below CT |
$1,425±$77Highest 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,678 30% below CT |
$3,934Lowest 41% below CT |
$5,804Highest 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.3%±5.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
13.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
84.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4 CT: 16% |
13.4%±2.5Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #107 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Franklin School District | Vernon School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Rockville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.1 |
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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.