What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Whitneyville has the shortest commute (18 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	Whitneyville
People
Population	200Highest	170Lowest
Median age	38.5±11.9Highest 14% below ME	36.5±20.4Lowest 19% below ME
	Willimantic and Whitneyville 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%	28.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Willimantic and Whitneyville 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%	26.5%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4%
	Whitneyville 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%	19%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4%±6.9Highest ME: 5.8%	1.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Willimantic and Whitneyville 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	$55,938±$10kLowest 25% below ME
	Willimantic and Whitneyville 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	$118,800±$49kLowest 60% below ME
	Willimantic and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,285Lowest 58% below ME	$1,318Highest 57% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	100%±100 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	32.5%Highest ME: 10.7%	12.4%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.2%Highest ME: 74.3%	85.5%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME	1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minHighest 6% below ME	18 minLowest 29% below ME
Work from home	13.8%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9%	0%±17.7Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Willimantic and Whitneyville 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.