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Ansonia vs Ledyard 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
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Ledyard has the most kids (27.5% under 18).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Ansonia | Ledyard | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Highest |
15,433 |
12,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
37.1±1.4Lowest 10% below CT |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
| Windsor Locks and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
27.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor Locks and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
$107,975±$10kHighest 13% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
$326,200±$27kHighest 11% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Ledyard and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121 about the CT average |
$1,629±$247Highest 9% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
| Ledyard and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446 18% below CT |
$6,371Highest 4% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
54%±27 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% CT: 10% |
5.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
22 min 17% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
9.2%±2.8 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #142 of 149 in CT | #99 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Ledyard School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Ledyard High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
11.5 |
8.9Lowest |
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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.