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Enfield vs Baltic 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
Enfield has the highest household income ($90k).
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Enfield | Baltic | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 41,090Highest |
1,157Lowest |
12,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 40.7±1.9 about the CT average |
37.8±15.8Lowest 8% below CT |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
| Windsor Locks and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Enfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±1.2 CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±5.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor Locks and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±0.8 CT: 7.1% |
0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,404±$5kHighest 6% below CT |
$68,958±$47kLowest 28% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Enfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,900±$7k 31% below CT |
$196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$258,800±$14kHighest 29% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,574±$83Highest 6% above CT |
$1,247±$141Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Enfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,360Highest 19% below CT |
$3,799 43% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±6.7 CT: 52.6% |
29.3%±13.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.6%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% CT: 66.5% |
37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Highest 4 yrs older than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below CT |
28 minHighest 6% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.5 CT: 16% |
5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Enfield 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 | #123 of 149 in CT | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District | — | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Enfield High School | — | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
— | 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.