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Windham vs Ansonia vs Brooklyn vs Willimantic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooklyn has the most homeowners (81.7%).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
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 | Windham | Ansonia | Brooklyn | Willimantic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
19,033 |
8,517Lowest |
18,096 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | +2.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9 18% below CT |
40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Ansonia and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7% CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
23.9% CT: 42.5% |
24.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Willimantic and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5k 42% below CT |
$85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
$96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9k 43% below CT |
$287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69 26% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$1,125±$98 24% below CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,633 30% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$4,678 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Windham and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 20.7% CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4% CT: 66.5% |
58.1% CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 11 yrs older than CT |
1954 13 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2 CT: 16% |
| Brooklyn and Ansonia 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 | #143 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Brooklyn School District | — |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.