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Willimantic vs Windham vs Durham
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).
Durham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Windham | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,096 |
23,961Highest |
7,208Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
33.7±1.9 18% below CT |
45.5±2.8Highest 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Windham 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% |
14.3%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Durham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.2% CT: 42.5% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Willimantic and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$55,736±$5k 42% below CT |
$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$209,800±$9k 43% below CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,107±$69 26% below CT |
$1,154±$448Highest 22% below CT |
| Durham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,678 30% below CT |
$4,633Lowest 30% below CT |
$7,998Highest 20% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windham 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% |
20.7% CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
47.4% CT: 66.5% |
93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1956 11 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 12% below CT |
24 minHighest 8% below CT |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.2%±2 CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #143 of 149 in CT | #88 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 13 |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | Coginchaug Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.