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Windham vs Watertown vs Willimantic vs Ansonia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Watertown has the most homeowners (83.9%).
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 | Watertown | Willimantic | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
22,253 |
18,096Lowest |
19,033 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
-1.7%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9 18% below CT |
46.3±2.9Highest 13% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
17.7%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
23.3%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Watertown 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% CT: 42.5% |
38.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
24.2% CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| 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 42% below CT |
$101,691±$7kHighest 6% above CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
| Watertown and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9k 43% below CT |
$333,500±$16kHighest 9% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69 26% below CT |
$1,275±$227 14% below CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
| Ansonia and Watertown 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 |
$4,678 30% below CT |
$5,446 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
56.6%±13.3 CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest 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% CT: 10% |
4.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4% CT: 66.5% |
83.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
58.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 11 yrs older than CT |
1969Highest 2 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1954 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below CT |
24 min 10% below CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
10.1%±2.3Highest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2 CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| Watertown 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 | #126 of 149 in CT | — | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Watertown School District | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Watertown High School | — | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
10.6 |
— | 12.2Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 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.