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Derby vs Franklin vs East Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Derby has the most renters (38.1% rent).
Franklin has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
East Windsor has the most people working from home (19.6%).
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 | Derby | Franklin | East Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,487Highest |
2,004Lowest |
11,213 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.5% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 46.4±3.1Highest 13% above CT |
40.3±4.3Lowest about the CT average |
45.9±5.4 12% above CT |
| Derby and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
27.2%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.9%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±3.9 CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.9%±3.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| East Windsor and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6% CT: 42.5% |
27.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
41.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±2Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,500±$11kLowest 17% below CT |
$105,000±$10kHighest 10% above CT |
$96,250±$14k about the CT average |
| Franklin and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,700±$21kLowest 30% below CT |
$326,200±$20kHighest 11% below CT |
$277,100±$26k 24% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$95 about the CT average |
$767±$529Lowest 48% below CT |
$1,459±$145Highest about the CT average |
| East Windsor and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,510Highest 17% below CT |
$3,934Lowest 41% below CT |
$4,873 27% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.9%±12.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
19.5%±18.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
30.4%±13.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Derby and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
7.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
84.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
69.9% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest same as CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
22 minLowest 15% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±4.8 CT: 16% |
6.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 16% |
19.6%±5.5Highest CT: 16% |
| East Windsor and Derby 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 | #138 of 149 in CT | — | #129 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Derby School District | Franklin School District | East Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Derby High School | None in town | East Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Highest |
— | 9.6Lowest |
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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.