Compare towns
Windham vs Baltic vs Willimantic vs Coventry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltic has the oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Coventry has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Windham | Baltic | Willimantic | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
1,157Lowest |
18,096 |
12,326 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+2.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9 18% below CT |
37.8±15.8 8% below CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT |
| Coventry 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% |
20.6%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±5.2 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Coventry 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% |
24.2% CT: 42.5% |
45%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2 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 |
$68,958±$47k 28% below CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$108,213±$5kHighest 13% above CT |
| Coventry 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±$27k 47% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$330,000±$23kHighest 10% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69 26% below CT |
$1,247±$141Highest 16% below CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,232±$330 17% below CT |
| Baltic and Coventry 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 |
$4,678 30% below CT |
$5,284Highest 20% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
29.3%±13.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 20.7% CT: 10% |
11.6% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
5.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4% CT: 66.5% |
37.8% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 11 yrs older than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1953 14 yrs older than CT |
1966Highest 1 yr older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below CT |
28 minHighest 6% above CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7 CT: 16% |
5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2 CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #143 of 149 in CT | — | — | #41 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | — | — | Coventry School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — | — | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | — | 9.9Highest |
| 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.