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Enfield vs Morris 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 most affordable homes ($253k median).
Morris has the most expensive homes ($396k median).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Morris | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 41,090Highest |
2,164Lowest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 40.7±1.9Lowest about the CT average |
52.8±6.5Highest 28% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.9%±4.5Lowest 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%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
29.3%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8% CT: 42.5% |
41.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±3 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,404±$5k 6% below CT |
$109,191±$25kHighest 14% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Morris and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT |
$396,000±$60kHighest 8% above CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,574±$83Highest 6% above CT |
$1,204±$134Lowest 19% 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 |
$5,273 21% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±6.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±31.9 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% CT: 10% |
6.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
89.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 4 yrs older than CT |
1967Highest same as CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below CT |
29 minHighest 11% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±5.7Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Morris 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 | #123 of 149 in CT | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District | Regional School District 20 | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Enfield High School | None in town | 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.