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Baltic vs Windsor Locks vs Franklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% 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 | Baltic | Windsor Locks | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,157Lowest |
12,579Highest |
2,004 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+0.9%Highest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 37.8±15.8Lowest 8% below CT |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
40.3±4.3 about the CT average |
| Windsor Locks and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Franklin and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±5.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor Locks and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,958±$47kLowest 28% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$105,000±$10kHighest 10% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$326,200±$20kHighest 11% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,247±$141 16% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$767±$529Lowest 48% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,799 43% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$3,934Highest 41% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.3%±13.7 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
8.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
84.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #109 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | — | — | Franklin School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.