What stands out worked out from the figures below

Willimantic has the most people working from home (13.8%).

Moose River has the shortest commute (15 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.

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

Measure	Willimantic	Moose River
People
Population	200Lowest	248Highest
Median age	38.5±11.9Highest 14% below ME	32.9±8.2Lowest 27% below ME
	Willimantic and Moose River 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%	32.3%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Willimantic and Moose River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.5%±16.2Highest ME: 22.4%	8.5%±10.4Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Willimantic and Moose River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	15.1%Highest ME: 36.2%	14.6%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4%±6.9 ME: 5.8%	4%±6.2 ME: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$63,472±$52kLowest 15% below ME	$76,324±$9kHighest about the ME average
	Moose River 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	$144,900±$31kHighest 51% below ME
	Moose River 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	$928Lowest 69% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	32.5%Highest ME: 10.7%	14.9%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.2%Highest ME: 74.3%	91.3%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME	1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minHighest 6% below ME	15 minLowest 39% below ME
Work from home	13.8%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9%	4.5%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Willimantic and Moose River 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.