Compare towns
Griswold vs Windsor Locks vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Griswold has the oldest population (median age 48.1).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% 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 | Griswold | Windsor Locks | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,530Lowest |
12,579 |
23,961Highest |
| Median age | 48.1±3.9Highest 17% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±3.7Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windham and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±3.5 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor Locks and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
22.7% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,719±$11k 18% below CT |
$81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,900±$42kHighest 25% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
| Griswold and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,177±$65 21% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,628 30% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,633Highest 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.5%±15.5 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
24 min 8% below CT |
| Work from home | 9%±3.6 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #118 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #143 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Griswold School District | Windsor Locks School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS |
| High school in town | Griswold High School | Windsor Locks High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
8.9Lowest |
9.8 |
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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.