Compare towns
Middlefield vs Middletown vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlefield has the most expensive homes ($376k median).
Middletown has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Windsor has the most kids (19.2% under 18).
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 | Middlefield | Middletown | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,243Lowest |
47,958Highest |
29,468 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
38.1±1.5Lowest 7% below CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
14.3%±1.3 CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5% CT: 42.5% |
40.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15.5%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,837±$20k 4% above CT |
$79,438±$6kLowest 17% below CT |
$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
| Windsor and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,000±$27kHighest about the CT average |
$295,300±$11kLowest 20% below CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,446±$45Lowest about the CT average |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,853Highest 3% above CT |
$6,412 3% below CT |
$5,351Lowest 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
47.7%±5.3 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% CT: 10% |
12%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
52.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% below CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
14.1%±1.8 CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor and Middletown 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 | #65 of 149 in CT | #121 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 13 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Middletown High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8Highest |
10.2Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.