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Wolcott vs Ansonia vs Bristol
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wolcott has the most homeowners (88.4%).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Bristol has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Wolcott | Ansonia | Bristol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,279Lowest |
19,033 |
61,462Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+0.6%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 44.4±2.5Highest 8% above CT |
40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
37.9±1.5Lowest 8% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.1 CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±1.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Bristol and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
16.2%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Wolcott and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
30.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±0.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,850±$10kHighest 16% above CT |
$85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
$79,076±$6kLowest 17% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,200±$17kHighest 11% below CT |
$287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
$277,800±$8kLowest 24% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,464±$913 about the CT average |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$1,338±$45Lowest 10% below CT |
| Ansonia and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,799Highest 13% below CT |
$5,446Lowest 18% below CT |
$5,449 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.8%±24.2 CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.5%±5.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Bristol and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
10.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
64.9% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1967 same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 13% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.2%±3.1 CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
11.4%±1.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Bristol and Wolcott 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 | #76 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT | #115 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Wolcott School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Bristol School District |
| High school in town | Wolcott High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Bristol Central High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Lowest |
12.2 |
14.0Highest |
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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.