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Canterbury vs Willimantic 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
Canterbury has the most expensive homes ($334k median).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Canterbury | Willimantic | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,124Lowest |
18,096Highest |
12,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 48.4±4.5Highest 18% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Canterbury and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2% CT: 42.5% |
24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,198±$6kHighest 8% above CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $334,200±$12kHighest 9% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $924±$367Lowest 38% below CT |
$1,063±$68 29% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,140 38% below CT |
$4,678Highest 30% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±13Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Canterbury 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 | #125 of 149 in CT | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Canterbury School District | — | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school 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.