Best PlacesMain Street, Willimantic, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Main Street, Willimantic, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Main Street, Willimantic ranks 3,938th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Main Street, Willimantic
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Main Street, Willimantic's strengths and weaknesses
Where Main Street, Willimantic ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Main Street, Willimantic ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Main Street, Willimantic
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Main Street, Willimantic home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $57,660; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Main Street, Willimantic's effective rate of 2.69%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Main Street, Willimantic
Main Street, Willimantic runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Main Street, Willimantic.
Who works in Main Street, Willimantic, and how
Work in Main Street, Willimantic centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Main Street, Willimantic
Main Street, Willimantic has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 36 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Main Street, Willimantic and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Main Street, Willimantic, month by month
Main Street, Willimantic sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Main Street, Willimantic
Bradley International sits about 29 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.3 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Main Street, Willimantic
Schools across Main Street, Willimantic average a C−, better than 24% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Charles H. Barrows Stem AcademyB · 48% proficient
- Natchaug SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Windham Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Arts At The Capitol Theater Magnet School (act)A− · 60% proficient
- Windham High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Main Street, Willimantic school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Main Street, Willimantic measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Main Street, Willimantic against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Main Street, Willimantic
Is Main Street, Willimantic a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Main Street, Willimantic ranks 3,938th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, walkability, and fast internet, and lowest on property taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Main Street, Willimantic expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,082. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $57,660 median income, cost of living beats 29% of neighborhoods.
Is Main Street, Willimantic safe?
Main Street, Willimantic is safer than 49% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $370 per resident a year.
Compare Main Street, Willimantic with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Main Street, Willimantic. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Main Street, Willimantic represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Main Street, Willimantic detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Main Street, Willimantic: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Main Street, Willimantic: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Main Street, Willimantic: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Main Street, Willimantic: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Main Street, Willimantic detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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