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Willimantic vs Middlebury
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).
Middlebury has the highest household income ($133k).
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 | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 18,096Highest |
7,807Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
44.4±2.3Highest 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±2.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22%±3.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Middlebury 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% |
22.7%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
53.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$133,487±$26kHighest 39% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$68Highest 29% below CT |
$398±$387Lowest 73% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,678Lowest 30% below CT |
$8,434Highest 27% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
5.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below CT |
25 minHighest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
15.3%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #55 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Regional School District 15 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.