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Colebrook vs Danielson 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

Colebrook has the highest household income ($111k).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).

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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.

MeasureColebrookDanielsonWindsor Locks
People
Population
1,494Lowest
4,209
12,579Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+2.6%
CT: +0.9%
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Median age
52.1±5Highest
27% above CT
34.5±3.6Lowest
16% below CT
41.4±2.6
about the CT average
Kids under 18
17.9%±3.9Lowest
CT: 20.2%
18.9%±6.1Highest
CT: 20.2%
18.6%±3.4
CT: 20.2%
Danielson and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26%±4.2Highest
CT: 18.5%
13.6%±4.9Lowest
CT: 18.5%
18.2%±2.7
CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.6%Highest
CT: 42.5%
11.5%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
28.6%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.8Lowest
CT: 7.1%
9.2%±6.6Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.8
CT: 7.1%
Danielson 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
$111,250±$17kHighest
16% above CT
$64,050±$15kLowest
33% below CT
$81,205±$13k
15% below CT
Colebrook and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$342,800±$19kHighest
7% below CT
$224,600±$13kLowest
39% below CT
$258,800±$14k
29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,333±$626
10% below CT
$1,235±$194Lowest
17% below CT
$1,394±$187Highest
6% below CT
Windsor Locks and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,211Highest
7% below CT
$4,009
40% below CT
$3,688Lowest
44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.1%±55Lowest
CT: 52.6%
44.7%±17.1
CT: 52.6%
58.2%±16.8Highest
CT: 52.6%
Windsor Locks and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.3%Lowest
CT: 10%
21.1%Highest
CT: 10%
10.9%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.6%Highest
CT: 66.5%
53%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
77.1%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1960
7 yrs older than CT
1951Lowest
16 yrs older than CT
1961Highest
6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
29% above CT
28 min
7% above CT
22 minLowest
17% below CT
Work from home
7%±3.8
CT: 16%
6.6%±5.3Lowest
CT: 16%
17.7%±3.7Highest
CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #109 of 149 in CT
School district Colebrook 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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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.