While anecdotal evidence is interesting, it ultimately means very little without data from the schools in question. The self-reported decisions on Parchment are the same in this regard, as @circuitrider noted above. Unfortunately for those of us interested in admissions data, colleges tend to keep cross-admit data close to their chests.
Yes, exactly. For example, some students are turned off by the small gay dating pools at many LACs (compounded by rural locations) or are interested in studying subjects that aren’t offered at most LACs.
In any case, I think it’s very clear that Williams has a reputation on par with or better than virtually every other college in the US. I don’t think anyone would say OP could go wrong with applying ED there, if (s)he is still paying attention to this thread.