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Andover vs Chaplin vs Windsor Locks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most expensive homes ($377k median).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Windsor Locks has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
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 | Andover | Chaplin | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,152 |
2,070Lowest |
12,579Highest |
| Median age | 51.2±5.4Highest 25% above CT |
43.7±4.8 6% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Andover and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±4.4 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±5.1 CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.1 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $134,632±$20kHighest 41% above CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,500±$36kHighest about the CT average |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,166±$745Lowest 22% below CT |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Chaplin and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,554Highest about the CT average |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.8%±38.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Andover and Windsor Locks 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% |
5.4% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.9% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Windsor Locks 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 | #43 of 149 in CT | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Andover School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Parish Hill High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.5Lowest |
8.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.