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New Haven vs Windsor vs Hamden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Haven has the most renters (71.6% rent).
Windsor has the most homeowners (82.4%).
Hamden has the most people working from home (16.3%).
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 | New Haven | Windsor | Hamden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 134,349Highest |
29,468Lowest |
61,045 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 31.9±0.5Lowest 22% below CT |
43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
38.7±0.9 6% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±1Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| New Haven and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.8%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.3 CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
47.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.9%±0.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Hamden and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,851±$4kLowest 41% below CT |
$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
$98,306±$7k about the CT average |
| Windsor and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,100±$16kLowest 22% below CT |
$305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
$298,200±$9k 19% below CT |
| Windsor and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,488±$33Lowest about the CT average |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT |
| Hamden and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,430 3% below CT |
$5,351Lowest 19% below CT |
$7,784Highest 17% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.6%±3.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4 CT: 52.6% |
| New Haven and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.9%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 28.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
62.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 19% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
22 minHighest 18% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.9%±1.6Lowest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Hamden and Windsor 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 | #145 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT | #122 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Common Ground High School District · Elm City Montessori School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services |
| High school in town | Wilbur Cross High School | Windsor High School | Hamden High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.7Highest |
10.2Lowest |
13.5 |
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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.