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Middletown vs Windsor Locks vs Middlefield vs West Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Middlefield has the most expensive homes ($376k median).
West Haven has the most kids (20.3% 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 | Middletown | Windsor Locks | Middlefield | West Haven |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 47,958 |
12,579 |
4,243Lowest |
55,351Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Highest CT: +0.9% |
— | — | 0%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 38.1±1.5 7% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
35.8±1.5Lowest 13% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±1.3 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±1.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| West Haven and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±1.3 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
16%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield 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+ | 40.2% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
41.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.5%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
13.6%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Middletown and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $79,438±$6k 17% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$99,837±$20kHighest 4% above CT |
$74,382±$5kLowest 22% below CT |
| Middlefield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,300±$11k 20% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$376,000±$27kHighest about the CT average |
$291,700±$9k 20% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,446±$45 about the CT average |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,442±$43 3% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,412 3% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,853 3% above CT |
$6,941Highest 4% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.7%±5.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
53.4%±5.8 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 | 12% CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
8.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
14.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9% CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
50.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 12% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
25 minHighest 6% below CT |
23 min 14% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
10.9%±4.1 CT: 16% |
9.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks 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 | #121 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #65 of 149 in CT | #120 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services | Windsor Locks School District | Regional School District 13 | New Haven School District · West Haven School District |
| High school in town | Middletown High School | Windsor Locks High School | None in town | West Haven High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
8.9Lowest |
— | 15.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.