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Middlebury vs Middlefield 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
Middlebury has the highest household income ($133k).
Middlefield has the oldest population (median age 51.6).
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 | Middlebury | Middlefield | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,807 |
4,243Lowest |
12,579Highest |
| Median age | 44.4±2.3 8% above CT |
51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Middlebury and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
41.5% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±2.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $133,487±$26kHighest 39% above CT |
$99,837±$20k 4% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Middlebury and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT |
$376,000±$27k about the CT average |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $398±$387Lowest 73% below CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,434Highest 27% above CT |
$6,853 3% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.1% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.5% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 5% below CT |
25 min 6% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 15.3%±3.2 CT: 16% |
10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Middlebury 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 | #55 of 149 in CT | #65 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 15 | Regional School District 13 | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.9 |
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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.