What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).

Watertown has the highest household income ($102k).

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	Watertown
People
Population	23,961Highest	22,253Lowest
Median age	33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT	46.3±2.9Highest 13% above CT
Kids under 18	20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2%	17.7%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Windham and Watertown 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%	23.3%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5%	38.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT	$101,691±$7kHighest 6% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT	$333,500±$16kHighest 9% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT	$1,275±$227Highest 14% below CT
	Watertown and Windham 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	$6,014Highest 9% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6%	56.6%±13.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Windham and Watertown 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%	4.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	83.9%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT	1969Highest 2 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest 8% below CT	24 minLowest 10% below CT
Work from home	6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16%	10.1%±2.3Highest CT: 16%
	Watertown 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	#126 of 149 in CT
School district	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS	Watertown School District
High school in town	Windham High School	Watertown High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.8Lowest	10.6Highest
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.