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Wilton, CT vs Torrington, CT

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- Household income in Torrington, is 70% less than it is in Wilton and is 9% below the National Average.
- Wilton unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Torrington unemployment rate is 10.0%.
 Wilton, CTTorrington, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$96,544  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$63,135$69,021
 Family Median Income$245,043  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Wilton, CTTorrington, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K4.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Wilton, CTTorrington, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance40.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.7%13.1%
Reviews for Wilton    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

As one on the verge of retirment I can't wait to leace  More

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Over 17 years ago

The public school system in Wilton is top notch. Good support for Special Ed and very supportive staff all around. Excellent Pre school services program is  More

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Over 17 years ago

The public school system in Wilton is top notch. Good support for Special Ed and very supportive staff all around. Excellent Pre school services  More

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Reviews for Torrington    8 Reviews

I bought a bank owned house in Torrington in 2011 and actually sold it for less in 2018 just to get out of this horrible place. The taxes are awful, 46 mill rate for  More

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I have lived and worked in Torrington for 25 years, but am not originally from here. Torrington is the biggest city, really the only city, in NW CT. Further north and  More

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Except for the winter (which I don't like anywhere), this region is beautiful. Torrington is an old mill town, so parts of it are definitely rough around the edges. On  More

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