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East Haven vs Windsor Locks vs North Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
East Haven has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
North Haven has the highest household income ($133k).
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 | East Haven | Windsor Locks | North Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 27,806Highest |
12,579Lowest |
24,336 |
| Median age | 45.7±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
45.7±1.3Highest 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
21.5%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| North Haven and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.3%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| North Haven and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
46.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,628±$9k about the CT average |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$132,689±$7kHighest 39% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,200±$12k 20% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$393,200±$15kHighest 7% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,528±$132 about the CT average |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,720±$127Highest 16% above CT |
| North Haven and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,122 23% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,964Highest 5% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.9%±9.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| East Haven and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
81.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest same as CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 9% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
| Work from home | 9%±2.1Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
14.9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and North Haven 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 | #127 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #84 of 149 in CT |
| School district | East Haven School District | Windsor Locks School District | Area Cooperative Educational Services · North Haven School District |
| High school in town | East Haven High School | Windsor Locks High School | North Haven High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Highest |
8.9Lowest |
11.0 |
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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.