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Windham vs Baltic vs East Hampton
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 shortest commute (24 min average).
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
East Hampton has the most people working from home (12.7%).
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 | East Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
1,157Lowest |
12,925 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
37.8±15.8 8% below CT |
43.6±3.7Highest 6% above CT |
| East Hampton and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| East Hampton and Windham 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% |
20.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| East Hampton 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% CT: 42.5% |
16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
39%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$68,958±$47k 28% below CT |
$124,577±$11kHighest 30% above CT |
| East Hampton 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 |
$349,000±$14kHighest 5% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,247±$141 16% below CT |
$1,393±$150Highest 6% below CT |
| East Hampton 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 |
$6,681Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
29.3%±13.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.7%±16.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Windham and East Hampton 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% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4% CT: 66.5% |
37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
85.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 11 yrs older than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below CT |
28 min 6% above CT |
30 minHighest 11% above CT |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7 CT: 16% |
5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
12.7%±2.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #143 of 149 in CT | — | #75 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | — | East Hampton School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — | East Hampton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | 11.3Highest |
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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.