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Cornwall Bridge 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

Cornwall Bridge has the most people working from home (19.8%).
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.

MeasureCornwall BridgePomfretWindsor Locks
People
Population
248Lowest
4,317
12,579Highest
Median age
50.4±11.4Highest
23% above CT
45.9±3.7
12% above CT
41.4±2.6Lowest
about the CT average
Cornwall Bridge and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.2%±11.6
CT: 20.2%
23.1%±4.9Highest
CT: 20.2%
18.6%±3.4Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Pomfret and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25%±11.4Highest
CT: 18.5%
17.8%±4.5Lowest
CT: 18.5%
18.2%±2.7
CT: 18.5%
Cornwall Bridge and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.2%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
50.8%Highest
CT: 42.5%
28.6%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±6.7Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.6%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
Windsor Locks and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$108,476±$8kHighest
13% above CT
$81,205±$13kLowest
15% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$371,100±$64k
about the CT average
$409,100±$28kHighest
12% above CT
$258,800±$14kLowest
29% below CT
Pomfret and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$911±$105Lowest
39% below CT
$1,210±$300
19% below CT
$1,394±$187Highest
6% below CT
Windsor Locks and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,107
38% below CT
$5,903Highest
11% below CT
$3,688Lowest
44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
89.3%±61Highest
CT: 52.6%
61.9%±15.3
CT: 52.6%
58.2%±16.8Lowest
CT: 52.6%
Cornwall Bridge and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
19%Highest
CT: 10%
6%Lowest
CT: 10%
10.9%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.8%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
80.5%Highest
CT: 66.5%
77.1%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1953Lowest
14 yrs older than CT
1978Highest
11 yrs newer than CT
1961
6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
31% above CT
24 min
11% below CT
22 minLowest
17% below CT
Work from home
19.8%±15.7Highest
CT: 16%
13.2%±5.2Lowest
CT: 16%
17.7%±3.7
CT: 16%
Cornwall Bridge 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 — Pomfret 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.