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Danielson vs Pascoag vs Windsor Locks

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Pascoag has the highest household income ($121k).
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.

MeasureDanielsonPascoagWindsor Locks
People
Population
4,209Lowest
4,410
12,579Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
34.5±3.6Lowest
11% below U.S.
39.1±3.7
about the U.S. average
41.4±2.6Highest
6% above U.S.
Windsor Locks and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.9%±6.1
U.S.: 22%
19.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Pascoag 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
U.S.: 17.2%
21%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Pascoag 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
U.S.: 35.7%
26.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
9.2%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.9%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
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
21% below U.S.
$121,369±$34kHighest
50% above U.S.
$81,205±$13k
about the U.S. average
Pascoag and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$224,600±$13kLowest
32% below U.S.
$365,000±$47kHighest
10% above U.S.
$258,800±$14k
22% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,235±$194Lowest
13% below U.S.
$1,319±$444
7% below U.S.
$1,394±$187Highest
about the U.S. average
Windsor Locks and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,009
29% above U.S.
$4,395Highest
41% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.7%±17.1
U.S.: 51.1%
36.1%±27.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
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
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
53%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
72.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
1953
27 yrs older than U.S.
1961Highest
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
8% above U.S.
35 minHighest
34% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±5.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
7.4%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #109 of 149 in CT
School district — — Windsor Locks School District
High school in town — — Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
8.9
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U.S. 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.