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Windham vs Southwick 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).
Southwick has the most people working from home (16.2%).
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 | Southwick | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
9,217Lowest |
19,033 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9Lowest 13% below U.S. |
46.8±1.8Highest 20% above U.S. |
40.1±1.6 3% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Southwick and Ansonia 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% |
35.1%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% |
4.5%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$120,462±$16kHighest 49% above U.S. |
$85,877±$10k 6% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$397,500±$27kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$287,200±$14k 14% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,332±$72 6% below U.S. |
$1,476±$121Highest 4% above U.S. |
| Ansonia and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,633Lowest 49% above U.S. |
$5,331 71% above U.S. |
$5,446Highest 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±10 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.7%±10Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Southwick 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% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.1%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Southwick and Ansonia 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 | #211 of 282 in MA | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Southwick Regional School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
11.0 |
12.2Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.