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Beacon Falls vs Lyme 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
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($630k median).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Beacon Falls | Lyme | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,147 |
2,303Lowest |
12,579Highest |
| Median age | 48.4±3.8 18% above CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Lyme and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.6% CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.2 CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,516±$42k 6% above CT |
$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Lyme and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,300±$34k 5% below CT |
$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
$1,719±$1k 16% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
| Beacon Falls and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,534 about the CT average |
$7,328Highest 10% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.7%±30.4 CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
2.9% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5% CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1967 same as CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above CT |
31 min 17% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 20.3%±7.4 CT: 16% |
27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Lyme and Beacon Falls 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 | #77 of 149 in CT | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Regional School District 18 | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Woodland Regional High School | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
— | 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.