What stands out worked out from the figures below

Willington has the most affordable homes ($306k median).

Lancaster has the most people working from home (33.6%).

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	Lancaster
People
Population	5,575Lowest	8,606Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+4.8% U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	37.5±7.2Lowest 4% below U.S.	43.1±4.9Highest 11% above U.S.
	Lancaster 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 U.S.: 22%	19.2%±4Highest U.S.: 22%
	Lancaster 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 U.S.: 17.2%	19.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Willington and Lancaster 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 U.S.: 35.7%	50.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	14.6%±6.8Highest U.S.: 6.4%	3%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,114±$12kLowest 13% above U.S.	$134,833±$27kHighest 67% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$305,800±$48kLowest 8% below U.S.	$519,100±$60kHighest 56% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,357±$116Lowest 4% below U.S.	$2,338±$539Highest 65% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,419Lowest 74% above U.S.	$7,235Highest 132% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	70%±20.6Highest U.S.: 51.1%	68.3%±36.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Willington and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	1.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	64%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	85.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S.	1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest about the U.S. average	32 minHighest 20% above U.S.
Work from home	10.5%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	33.6%±9.1Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#104 of 149 in CT	#145 of 282 in MA
School district	Willington School District	Nashoba
High school in town	None in town	None in town
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

U.S. 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.