Compare towns
Beacon Falls vs Orange vs Windsor Locks vs Haddam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Orange has the most expensive homes ($492k median).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
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 | Orange | Windsor Locks | Haddam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,147Lowest |
14,315Highest |
12,579 |
8,644 |
| Median age | 48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT |
45.6±2.4 11% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
45.9±2.6 12% above CT |
| Beacon Falls and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±3.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
23%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Beacon Falls and Orange 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% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Orange 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 |
$142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$114,426±$15k 19% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,300±$34k 5% below CT |
$491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$379,700±$25k 3% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,921±$286 29% above CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,567±$258 5% above CT |
| Orange and Beacon Falls 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 |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$7,045 6% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.7%±30.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±47 CT: 52.6% |
| Orange and Haddam 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% |
3.9% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
4.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5% CT: 66.5% |
89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
31 min 16% above CT |
| Work from home | 20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
11.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Beacon Falls 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 | #77 of 149 in CT | #38 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #25 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Windsor Locks School District | Regional School District 17 |
| High school in town | Woodland Regional High School | None in town | Windsor Locks High School | Haddam-Killingworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
— | 8.9Lowest |
9.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.