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Willimantic vs Middlefield vs Groton
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 affordable homes ($191k median).
Middlefield has the most homeowners (86.5%).
Groton has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Middlefield | Groton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,096Highest |
4,243Lowest |
9,490 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
— | -9.6%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
39±3.7 5% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±3.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Groton 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% |
25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield and Groton 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% |
41.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
38.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$99,837±$20kHighest 4% above CT |
$79,577±$8k 17% below CT |
| Middlefield and Groton 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 |
$376,000±$27kHighest about the CT average |
$306,600±$26k 16% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,250±$98 16% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,678 30% below CT |
$6,853Highest 3% above CT |
$4,411Lowest 34% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
46.5%±11.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield 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% |
8.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
18.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
45.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 12% below CT |
25 minHighest 6% below CT |
18 minLowest 34% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.2%±2 CT: 16% |
10.9%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
4.8%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Middlefield and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #65 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | — | Regional School District 13 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.