What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Wesley has the most affordable homes ($69k 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.

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

Measure	Willimantic	Wesley
People
Population	200Lowest	320Highest
Median age	38.5±11.9Highest 14% below ME	37.3±3.1Lowest 17% below ME
	Willimantic and Wesley 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%	15.6%±6.2Lowest ME: 18.1%
Age 65+	25.5%±16.2Highest ME: 22.4%	16.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Willimantic and Wesley 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%	22.2%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4%±6.9Highest ME: 5.8%	2.2%±4Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Willimantic and Wesley 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	$63,125±$34kLowest 16% below ME
	Willimantic and Wesley 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	$68,800±$21kLowest 77% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,285Highest 58% below ME	$558Lowest 82% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	27.3%±100 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	32.5%Lowest ME: 10.7%	34.7%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.2%Highest ME: 74.3%	91.8%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME	1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 6% below ME	48 minHighest 96% above ME
Work from home	13.8%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9%	1.9%±3Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Willimantic and Wesley 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.