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Deep River vs Lyme 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
Deep River has the most renters (30.8% rent).
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($630k median).
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.
| Measure | Deep River | Lyme | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,458 |
2,303Lowest |
12,579Highest |
| Median age | 46.2±5.6 12% above CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.7 CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±4.1 CT: 18.5% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Lyme and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.6% CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Deep River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,253±$19k 6% below CT |
$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$26k about the CT average |
$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$185Lowest 18% below CT |
$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Lyme and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,092 8% below CT |
$7,328Highest 10% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±22.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 8.2% CT: 10% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1967 same as CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.2%±5.6Lowest CT: 16% |
27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Lyme 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 | #70 of 149 in CT | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Deep River School District · Regional School District 04 | Regional School District 18 | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Valley Regional High School | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Highest |
— | 8.9Lowest |
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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.