What stands out worked out from the figures below

Willimantic has the most kids (36.5% under 18).

Bowerbank has the most people working from home (30.5%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Willimantic	Bowerbank
People
Population	200Lowest	211Highest
Median age	38.5±11.9Lowest 14% below ME	58.3±17.3Highest 30% above ME
	Bowerbank and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	36.5%±11.4Highest ME: 18.1%	6.6%±10.8Lowest ME: 18.1%
Age 65+	25.5%±16.2Lowest ME: 22.4%	33.6%±20.9Highest ME: 22.4%
	Bowerbank and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	15.1%Lowest ME: 36.2%	33.8%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4%±6.9Highest ME: 5.8%	0%±7.4Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Willimantic and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$63,472±$52kLowest 15% below ME	$93,125±$30kHighest 25% above ME
	Bowerbank and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$131,700±$21kLowest 56% below ME	$199,500±$125kHighest 33% below ME
	Bowerbank and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,285Highest 58% below ME	$1,118Lowest 63% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	100%±100 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	32.5%Highest ME: 10.7%	3.8%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.2%Lowest ME: 74.3%	94.4%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME	1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 6% below ME	48 minHighest 93% above ME
Work from home	13.8%±13.9Lowest ME: 15.9%	30.5%±29.2Highest ME: 15.9%
	Bowerbank and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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ME 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.