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Longmeadow vs Windsor Locks vs Longmeadow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
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 | Longmeadow | Windsor Locks | Longmeadow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,696Highest |
12,579Lowest |
15,696Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.6±1.7Highest 15% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
44.6±1.7Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 24.8%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.8%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 23.1%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.1%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 67.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
67.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $149,601±$24kHighest 85% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
$149,601±$24kHighest 85% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $454,100±$20kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$454,100±$20kHighest 36% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,682±$423Highest 19% above U.S. |
$1,394±$187Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,682±$423Highest 19% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,236Highest 196% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$9,236Highest 196% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58%±16.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
58%±16.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Longmeadow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Highest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 24.7%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.7%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #51 of 282 in MA | #109 of 149 in CT | #51 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Windsor Locks School District | Longmeadow |
| High school in town | — | Windsor Locks High School | Longmeadow High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
11.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.