What stands out worked out from the figures below

Willington has the shortest commute (26 min average).

Ashford has the most people working from home (19.3%).

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	Willington	Ashford
People
Population	5,575Highest	4,226Lowest
Median age	37.5±7.2Lowest 9% below CT	37.9±10.3Highest 8% below CT
	Ashford and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	12.8%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.5%±5.5Highest CT: 20.2%
	Ashford and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.3%±6.4Highest CT: 18.5%	18.9%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Willington and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	33.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%	35.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1%	4.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,114±$12kLowest 5% below CT	$121,926±$23kHighest 27% above CT
	Ashford and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$305,800±$48kLowest 17% below CT	$334,800±$18kHighest 9% below CT
	Ashford and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,357±$116Highest 9% below CT	$1,246±$208Lowest 16% below CT
	Willington and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,419Lowest 18% below CT	$6,982Highest 5% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	70%±20.6Highest CT: 52.6%	47%±26Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Willington and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13%Highest CT: 10%	5.4%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	64%Lowest CT: 66.5%	76.8%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 9 yrs newer than CT	1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest about the CT average	34 minHighest 30% above CT
Work from home	10.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16%	19.3%±5.5Highest CT: 16%
	Ashford and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#104 of 149 in CT	#90 of 149 in CT
School district	Willington School District	Ashford School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

CT 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.