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Windham vs Baltic vs Ansonia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the youngest population (median age 33.7).
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Ansonia has the most people working from home (9.1%).
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.
| Measure | Windham | Baltic | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
1,157Lowest |
19,033 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
-1.7%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
37.8±15.8 8% below CT |
40.1±1.6Highest about the CT average |
| Ansonia and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Windham and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±5.2 CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Ansonia and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
21.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$68,958±$47k 28% below CT |
$85,877±$10kHighest 10% below CT |
| Ansonia and Baltic 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 |
$196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$287,200±$14kHighest 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,247±$141 16% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
| Ansonia and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,633 30% below CT |
$3,799Lowest 43% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
29.3%±13.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
| Windham and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
11.6% CT: 10% |
9.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4% CT: 66.5% |
37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Highest 11 yrs older than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1954 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below CT |
28 minHighest 6% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7 CT: 16% |
5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Ansonia and Windham 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 |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
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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.