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Windham vs Willimantic vs Chaplin vs Ansonia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Ansonia has the most expensive homes ($287k median).
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 | Willimantic | Chaplin | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
18,096 |
2,070Lowest |
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 |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT |
40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
| Chaplin and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest 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% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin 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% |
24.2% CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Lowest 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 |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$97,846±$14kHighest about the CT average |
$85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
| Chaplin 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 |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
$287,200±$14kHighest 22% below CT |
| Ansonia and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69 26% below CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
| Ansonia and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,633 30% below CT |
$4,678 30% below CT |
$4,524Lowest 32% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
| Windham and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 20.7% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
58.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 11 yrs older than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1954 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin 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 | — | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — | Parish Hill High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
— | 7.5Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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| 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.