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Windham vs West Warwick 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
Windham has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
West Warwick has the most expensive homes ($331k median).
Ansonia has the most people working from home (9.1%).
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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 Warwick | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,961 |
31,173Highest |
19,033Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9Lowest 13% below U.S. |
42.8±1.5Highest 10% above U.S. |
40.1±1.6 3% above U.S. |
| West Warwick and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| West Warwick 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% |
26.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$77,608±$7k 4% below U.S. |
$85,877±$10kHighest 6% above U.S. |
| Ansonia and West Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$330,800±$12kHighest about the U.S. average |
$287,200±$14k 14% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,303±$74 8% below U.S. |
$1,476±$121Highest 4% above U.S. |
| Ansonia and West Warwick 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. |
$4,962 59% above U.S. |
$5,446Highest 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±7.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.7%±10Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and West Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
57% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Highest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
25 min 5% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.2%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.1%±2.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ansonia and West Warwick 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 | #33 of 38 in RI | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | West Warwick | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | West Warwick High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
13.0Highest |
12.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.