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Willimantic vs Prospect vs Wolcott
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).
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
Wolcott has the most people working from home (11.2%).
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 | Prospect | Wolcott |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,096Highest |
9,458Lowest |
16,279 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
44.4±2.5 8% above CT |
| Prospect and Wolcott 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% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±3.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect 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% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Wolcott 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% |
40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
37% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$110,850±$10k 16% above CT |
| Prospect and Wolcott 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 |
$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$326,200±$17k 11% below CT |
| Prospect and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,464±$913 about the CT average |
| Prospect and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,678Lowest 30% below CT |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
$5,799 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
49.8%±24.2 CT: 52.6% |
| Willimantic and Wolcott 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% |
3.2% CT: 10% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
88.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
30 minHighest 13% above CT |
| Work from home | 6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
11.2%±3.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Wolcott and Prospect 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 | — | #50 of 149 in CT | #76 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Regional School District 16 | Wolcott School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Wolcott High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.1 |
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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.