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Canaan vs Pomfret 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
Canaan has the most people working from home (29.2%).
Pomfret has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
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 | Canaan | Pomfret | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Lowest |
4,317 |
12,579Highest |
| Median age | 54.2±3.2Highest 32% above CT |
45.9±3.7 12% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Pomfret and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±1.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.8% CT: 42.5% |
50.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 12%±8.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Canaan 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 | $89,632±$25k 6% below CT |
$108,476±$8kHighest 13% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Pomfret and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $469,400±$33kHighest 28% above CT |
$409,100±$28k 12% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Canaan and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,830±$307Highest 23% above CT |
$1,210±$300Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Canaan and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,331Highest 5% below CT |
$5,903 11% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.1%±26Highest CT: 52.6% |
61.9%±15.3 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Canaan and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16%Highest CT: 10% |
6%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
80.5% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 23 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 37% below CT |
24 minHighest 11% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 29.2%±13.5Highest CT: 16% |
13.2%±5.2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Canaan 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 | — | #39 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Canaan School District · Regional School District 01 | Pomfret School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Housatonic Valley Regional High School | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Highest |
— | 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.