What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).

Thomaston has the highest household income ($103k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Windham	Thomaston
People
Population	23,961Highest	7,492Lowest
Median age	33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT	41.5±7.7Highest about the CT average
	Thomaston and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.5%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2%
	Thomaston and Windham 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%	18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 18.5%
	Thomaston and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5%	34%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	5.5%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT	$103,218±$15kHighest 8% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT	$282,600±$23kHighest 23% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,107±$69Highest 26% below CT	$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT
	Windham and Thomaston 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	$5,915Highest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.1%±8.1Lowest CT: 52.6%	57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6%
	Thomaston and Windham 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%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	77.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT	1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 8% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16%	7.6%±3.7Highest CT: 16%
	Thomaston and Windham 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	#106 of 149 in CT
School district	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS	Thomaston School District
High school in town	Windham High School	Thomaston High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.8Lowest	10.7Highest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.