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Windham vs Lyme 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 most affordable homes ($210k median).
Lyme has the most people working from home (27.6%).
Ansonia has the oldest housing (typical home built 1954).
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 | Lyme | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
2,303Lowest |
19,033 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest 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% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7% CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
$85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
$287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
$1,476±$121 about the CT average |
| Lyme and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,633Lowest 30% below CT |
$7,328Highest 10% above CT |
$5,446 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest 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% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
58.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 11 yrs older than CT |
1967Highest same as CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| 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 | Regional School District 18 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town | 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.