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Falls Village vs Windsor Locks vs Bantam
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 affordable homes ($259k median).
Bantam has the most renters (50.9% rent).
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 | Falls Village | Windsor Locks | Bantam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 410Lowest |
12,579Highest |
810 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -28.8%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | -5.1%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 44.9±20.7 9% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
47.2±15.7Highest 15% above CT |
| Bantam and Falls Village 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%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
18.8%±6.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Bantam and Windsor Locks 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%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
25.4%±8.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bantam 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+ | 65.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
26.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 24.9%±21.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.1%±2.3Lowest 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 |
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| 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 |
$317,700±$40k 13% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,074±$750Highest 39% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$688±$106Lowest 54% 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 |
$3,984 40% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.5%±71.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
57.3%±12.9Lowest 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% |
14.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
1953 14 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 44% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 44.4%±33.2Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
16%±7.9Lowest 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.