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Enfield vs Windsor Locks vs Wallingford
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).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Wallingford has the most expensive homes ($353k median).
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 | Windsor Locks | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 41,090 |
12,579Lowest |
44,362Highest |
| Median age | 40.7±1.9Lowest about the CT average |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
42.6±1.8Highest 4% above CT |
| Wallingford and Windsor Locks 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% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.8%±1.9 CT: 20.2% |
| Enfield and Wallingford 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% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
21.2%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Wallingford and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6%±1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Wallingford and Windsor Locks 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 |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$104,773±$5kHighest 9% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$353,100±$8kHighest 4% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,574±$83Highest 6% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,374±$84Lowest 8% 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 | $5,360 19% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,963Highest 10% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.7%±6.7 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±8.9Lowest 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% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
72.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 4 yrs older than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
24 minHighest 8% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.5 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
13.3%±2Lowest 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 | #108 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District | Windsor Locks School District | Wallingford School District |
| High school in town | Enfield High School | Windsor Locks High School | Lyman Hall High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
8.9Lowest |
10.5 |
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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.