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Windham vs Needham vs Ansonia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Needham has the most expensive homes ($1189k median).
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 | Needham | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,961 |
32,459Highest |
19,033Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9Lowest 13% below U.S. |
43.1±1.6Highest 11% above U.S. |
40.1±1.6 3% above U.S. |
| Needham and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
27.5%±2.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.7%±1.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ansonia and Needham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
81.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$214,308±$13kHighest 165% above U.S. |
$85,877±$10k 6% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,188,500±$43kHighest 257% above U.S. |
$287,200±$14k 14% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$2,409±$183Highest 70% above U.S. |
$1,476±$121 4% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,633Lowest 49% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,446 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.9%±8.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.7%±10Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Needham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1965Highest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.1%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #143 of 149 in CT | #19 of 282 in MA | #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 |
U.S. 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.