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Haddam vs Windsor Locks vs Woodstock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haddam has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Woodstock has the most expensive homes ($417k 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 | Haddam | Windsor Locks | Woodstock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,644 |
12,579Highest |
8,319Lowest |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6 12% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
49.3±5.9Highest 20% above CT |
| Woodstock and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19%±3.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Haddam and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Woodstock and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,426±$15kHighest 19% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$112,011±$21k 17% above CT |
| Haddam and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $379,700±$25k 3% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$417,200±$22kHighest 14% above CT |
| Woodstock and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,567±$258Highest 5% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,202±$94Lowest 19% below CT |
| Haddam and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,045Highest 6% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,357 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.2%±47Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
22.2%±16Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Haddam and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
4.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
31 minHighest 16% above CT |
| Work from home | 11.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
12.5%±4.5 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Woodstock 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 | #25 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #85 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 17 | Windsor Locks School District | Woodstock School District · The Woodstock Academy District |
| High school in town | Haddam-Killingworth High School | Windsor Locks High School | The Woodstock Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
8.9Lowest |
16.2Highest |
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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.