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Windham vs West Cornwall vs Ansonia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
West Cornwall has the highest household income ($175k).
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 | West Cornwall | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
70Lowest |
19,033 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
61.3±14.1Highest 49% above CT |
40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
8.6%±49.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| 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 CT: 18.5% |
44.3%±50.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| West Cornwall 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% |
57.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±21.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$175,156±$54kHighest 83% above CT |
$85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$395,800±$64kHighest 8% above CT |
$287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
— | $1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,633 30% below CT |
$3,056Lowest 54% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
| Windham and Ansonia 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% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
58.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Highest 11 yrs older than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1954 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below CT |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
14.6%±12.8Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| West Cornwall 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 | — | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.