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Willimantic vs Crystal
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Willimantic has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Crystal has the oldest population (median age 63.2).
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 | Crystal |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 200Lowest |
247Highest |
| Median age | 38.5±11.9Lowest 14% below ME |
63.2±8.4Highest 41% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 36.5%±11.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±11.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Willimantic and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±16.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
49%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±6.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±6.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Willimantic and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,472±$52kHighest 15% below ME |
$48,125±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
| Willimantic and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $131,700±$21kHighest 56% below ME |
$129,200±$60kLowest 56% below ME |
| Willimantic and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,563±$922 37% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,285Highest 58% below ME |
$943Lowest 69% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 14.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 32.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
14.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
27 minHighest 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.8%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±15.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Willimantic and Crystal 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.