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Danielson vs Middlebury 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
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Middlebury has the most expensive homes ($476k median).
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 | Danielson | Middlebury | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,209Lowest |
7,807 |
12,579Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 34.5±3.6Lowest 16% below CT |
44.4±2.3Highest 8% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Middlebury and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±6.1 CT: 20.2% |
22%±3.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Middlebury and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±4.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.7%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Middlebury 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+ | 11.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
53.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.2%±6.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±2.8Lowest 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 | $64,050±$15kLowest 33% below CT |
$133,487±$26kHighest 39% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,600±$13kLowest 39% below CT |
$476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,235±$194 17% below CT |
$398±$387Lowest 73% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,009 40% below CT |
$8,434Highest 27% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±17.1 CT: 52.6% |
12.7%±6.9Lowest 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 | 21.1%Highest CT: 10% |
5.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 7% above CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±5.3Lowest CT: 16% |
15.3%±3.2 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Middlebury 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 | — | #55 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Regional School District 15 | 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.