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Windham vs Willimantic vs Sharon
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).
Sharon has the most people working from home (18.7%).
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 | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
18,096 |
2,723Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 33.7±1.9 18% below CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
59.5±6Highest 45% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
7.2%±3.2Lowest 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% |
37.9%±9.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
24.2% CT: 42.5% |
56.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±2.5Lowest 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 |
$100,518±$15kHighest 5% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9k 43% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$590,700±$156kHighest 61% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69 26% below CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,750±$1kHighest 18% above CT |
| Sharon and Windham 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 |
$4,678Highest 30% below CT |
$4,484Lowest 33% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64%±16.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Sharon and Windham 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% |
10.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
72.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Highest 11 yrs older 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 |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
30 minHighest 13% above CT |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2 CT: 16% |
18.7%±6.8Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #143 of 149 in CT | — | — |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | — | Sharon School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
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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.