What stands out worked out from the figures below

Willington has the most people working from home (10.5%).

Winchester has the oldest population (median age 49.1).

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	Winchester
People
Population	5,575Lowest	10,284Highest
Median age	37.5±7.2Lowest 9% below CT	49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT
	Winchester 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%	15.4%±2.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Winchester and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.3%±6.4Lowest CT: 18.5%	27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5%
	Winchester and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	33.2%Highest CT: 42.5%	27.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1%	4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,114±$12kHighest 5% below CT	$66,519±$12kLowest 31% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$305,800±$48kHighest 17% below CT	$249,500±$17kLowest 32% below CT
	Willington and Winchester 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	$1,174±$116Lowest 21% below CT
	Willington and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,419Highest 18% below CT	$4,780Lowest 28% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	70%±20.6Highest CT: 52.6%	48.9%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Willington and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13%Highest CT: 10%	12.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	64%Lowest CT: 66.5%	65.8%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 min about the CT average	26 min about the CT average
Work from home	10.5%±4.7Highest CT: 16%	6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Willington and Winchester 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	#97 of 149 in CT
School district	Willington School District	Explorations District · Regional School District 07
High school in town	None in town	Northwestern Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	9.7
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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.