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Willimantic vs Patten vs Bowerbank
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 kids (36.5% under 18).
Patten has the most affordable homes ($83k median).
Bowerbank has the most expensive homes ($200k median).
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 | Patten | Bowerbank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 200Lowest |
607Highest |
211 |
| Median age | 38.5±11.9Lowest 14% below ME |
56.1±5.8 25% above ME |
58.3±17.3Highest 30% above ME |
| Bowerbank and Patten 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% |
16.5%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
6.6%±10.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±16.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.9%±5.6 ME: 22.4% |
33.6%±20.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bowerbank and Patten 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% |
30.6% ME: 36.2% |
33.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±6.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
0%±7.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Willimantic and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,472±$52k 15% below ME |
$45,750±$19kLowest 39% 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±$21k 56% below ME |
$83,000±$51kLowest 72% 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. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $389±$99 66% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,285Highest 58% below ME |
$857Lowest 72% below ME |
$1,118 63% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 56%±58.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bowerbank and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 32.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
28.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% ME: 74.3% |
72.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
48 minHighest 93% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.8%±13.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±24.5 ME: 15.9% |
30.5%±29.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowerbank and Patten 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.