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Bethlehem vs Warren 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
Bethlehem has the most renters (29.8% rent).
Warren has the highest household income ($135k).
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 | Bethlehem | Warren | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,423 |
1,415Lowest |
12,579Highest |
| Median age | 51.5±8.5 25% above CT |
52±5Highest 27% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Warren and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4 CT: 20.2% |
11.2%±3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±5.3 CT: 18.5% |
25.8%±6.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Warren and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.2% CT: 42.5% |
55.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.6%±9Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Warren 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 | $108,929±$16k 14% above CT |
$134,583±$33kHighest 41% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Warren and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $410,900±$36k 12% above CT |
$450,000±$38kHighest 23% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Warren and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,127±$124Lowest 24% below CT |
— | $1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Bethlehem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,932Highest 11% below CT |
$3,769 43% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.7%±38.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
55.2%±63.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Bethlehem and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above CT |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.9%±5Lowest CT: 16% |
15.9%±2.7 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Warren 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 | #82 of 149 in CT | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 14 | Regional School District 20 | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.9 |
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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.