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Hamden vs Avon 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
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% rent).
Avon has the most people working from home (33.7%).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k 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 | Hamden | Avon | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 61,045Highest |
18,946 |
12,579Lowest |
| Median age | 38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
44.3±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Avon and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.8%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Avon and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.7%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Avon 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+ | 47.8% CT: 42.5% |
73.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,306±$7k about the CT average |
$154,058±$13kHighest 61% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,200±$9k 19% below CT |
$479,700±$20kHighest 31% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,746±$50 17% above CT |
$1,857±$151Highest 25% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
| Avon and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,784 17% above CT |
$9,371Highest 41% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±5.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Avon and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3% CT: 10% |
4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
85.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below CT |
25 minHighest 6% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16% |
33.7%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #122 of 149 in CT | #31 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Avon School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Hamden High School | Avon High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Highest |
11.7 |
8.9Lowest |
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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.