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Falls Village 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

Falls Village has the most people working from home (44.4%).
Windsor Locks has the most kids (18.6% under 18).

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.

MeasureFalls VillageWindsor Locks
People
Population
410Lowest
12,579Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-28.8%
CT: +0.9%
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Median age
44.9±20.7Highest
9% above CT
41.4±2.6Lowest
about the CT average
Falls Village and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
11.7%±6.7Lowest
CT: 20.2%
18.6%±3.4Highest
CT: 20.2%
Windsor Locks and Falls Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.8%±11.5Lowest
CT: 18.5%
18.2%±2.7Highest
CT: 18.5%
Windsor Locks and Falls Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
65.2%Highest
CT: 42.5%
28.6%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
24.9%±21.7Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.8Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Falls Village 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
$53,750±$40kLowest
44% below CT
$81,205±$13kHighest
15% below CT
Windsor Locks and Falls Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$445,700±$23kHighest
21% above CT
$258,800±$14kLowest
29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,074±$750Highest
39% above CT
$1,394±$187Lowest
6% below CT
Falls Village and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,931Highest
11% below CT
$3,688Lowest
44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
65.5%±71.7Highest
CT: 52.6%
58.2%±16.8Lowest
CT: 52.6%
Falls Village and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
37.6%Highest
CT: 10%
10.9%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.2%Highest
CT: 66.5%
77.1%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
29 yrs older than CT
1961Highest
6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
15 minLowest
44% below CT
22 minHighest
17% below CT
Work from home
44.4%±33.2Highest
CT: 16%
17.7%±3.7Lowest
CT: 16%
Falls Village 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 — #109 of 149 in CT
School district — Windsor Locks School District
High school in town — Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
8.9
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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.