Compare towns
Willington vs Orange vs Tolland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Willington has the most renters (36% rent).
Orange has the most expensive homes ($492k median).
Tolland has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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.
| Measure | Willington | Orange | Tolland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,575Lowest |
14,315 |
14,606Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 37.5±7.2Lowest 9% below CT |
45.6±2.4Highest 11% above CT |
41.4±2.5 about the CT average |
| Orange and Tolland 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% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
22.6%±3 CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Tolland 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% |
23%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
15.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Willington and Orange 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% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
56.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.4%±2.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Willington and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,114±$12kLowest 5% below CT |
$142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$133,264±$16k 39% above CT |
| Orange and Tolland 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 |
$491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$365,500±$21k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,357±$116Lowest 9% below CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,680±$119 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,419Lowest 18% below CT |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$7,403 11% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 70%±20.6 CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
73.5%±62.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Tolland and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13%Highest CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
89.2% CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the CT average |
28 min 4% above CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9 CT: 16% |
20.6%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Tolland and Orange 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 | #38 of 149 in CT | #60 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Willington School District | — | Tolland School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Tolland High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.