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Durham vs Windsor Locks vs Beacon Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the highest household income ($152k).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
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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.
| Measure | Durham | Windsor Locks | Beacon Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,347Lowest |
12,579Highest |
6,147 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +28.6% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.9±5.4 17% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT |
| Beacon Falls and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±4.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
18%±4.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±4.5 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Beacon Falls and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
44.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $152,396±$32kHighest 59% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$101,516±$42k 6% above CT |
| Durham and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $401,700±$32kHighest 9% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$350,300±$34k 5% below CT |
| Durham and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,625±$1k 9% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
| Beacon Falls and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,107Highest 7% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,534 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±35 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
85.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 10% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
| Work from home | 20%±6.7 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Beacon Falls and Durham 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 | #88 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #77 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Windsor Locks School District | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | — | Windsor Locks High School | Woodland Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
11.2Highest |
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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.