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Windham vs Sturbridge vs Willimantic 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
Sturbridge has the most people working from home (19.8%).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
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 | Sturbridge | Willimantic | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
9,960Lowest |
18,096 |
19,033 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9 13% below U.S. |
47.2±2.6Highest 21% above U.S. |
31.3±2.7Lowest 20% below U.S. |
40.1±1.6 3% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
20.7%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Sturbridge 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
11%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sturbridge 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% |
49.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
19.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 31% below U.S. |
$136,759±$15kHighest 69% above U.S. |
$45,962±$7kLowest 43% below U.S. |
$85,877±$10k 6% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9k 37% below U.S. |
$425,800±$18kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$190,900±$17kLowest 43% below U.S. |
$287,200±$14k 14% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69 22% below U.S. |
$1,193±$398 16% below U.S. |
$1,063±$68Lowest 25% below U.S. |
$1,476±$121Highest 4% above U.S. |
| Ansonia and Sturbridge 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. |
$6,520Highest 109% above U.S. |
$4,678 50% above U.S. |
$5,446 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42%±17.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
55.9%±8.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.7%±10Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 20.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
23.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
34.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
1954 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below U.S. |
38 minHighest 43% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 12% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.2%±2 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 | #89 of 282 in MA | — | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Sturbridge · Tantasqua | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Tantasqua Regional Sr High | — | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
7.7Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
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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.