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Harwinton vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Harwinton has the highest household income ($130k).
Windsor has the most people working from home (16.1%).

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.

MeasureHarwintonWindsor
People
Population
5,575Lowest
29,468Highest
Median age
46.1±4.3Highest
12% above CT
43.7±1.9Lowest
6% above CT
Harwinton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20%±4.2Highest
CT: 20.2%
19.2%±2.1Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Harwinton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.1%±3.5Highest
CT: 18.5%
20%±2Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Harwinton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40.3%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
43.2%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.7%±2.9Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.3Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Harwinton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$129,643±$18kHighest
35% above CT
$104,725±$8kLowest
9% above CT
Harwinton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$352,100±$16kHighest
4% below CT
$305,200±$11kLowest
17% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,504±$200Lowest
about the CT average
$1,681±$62Highest
13% above CT
Windsor and Harwinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,503Highest
17% below CT
$5,351Lowest
19% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
27.8%±27.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
44.9%±10.9Highest
CT: 52.6%
Windsor and Harwinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.8%Lowest
CT: 10%
6.7%Highest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93%Highest
CT: 66.5%
82.4%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961Lowest
6 yrs older than CT
1970Highest
3 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
3% below CT
21 minLowest
19% below CT
Work from home
13.5%±4.7Lowest
CT: 16%
16.1%±3.2Highest
CT: 16%
Windsor and Harwinton 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 #34 of 149 in CT #117 of 149 in CT
School district Regional School District 10 Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District
High school in town None in town Windsor High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.2
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History 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.