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New Haven vs Windsor Locks vs East Haven
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 Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
East Haven has the highest household income ($95k).
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 Locks | East Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 134,349Highest |
12,579Lowest |
27,806 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
— | -4.6%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 31.9±0.5Lowest 22% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
45.7±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
| East Haven and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±1Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
16.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| New Haven and Windsor Locks 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% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
20.5%±1.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
| East Haven 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+ | 38.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
25.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.9%±0.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,851±$4kLowest 41% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$94,628±$9kHighest about the CT average |
| East Haven and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,100±$16k 22% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$294,200±$12kHighest 20% below CT |
| East Haven and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,488±$33 about the CT average |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,528±$132Highest about the CT average |
| East Haven and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,430Highest 3% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,122 23% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.6%±3.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
58.9%±9.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| East Haven and Windsor Locks 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% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
7.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 28.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
74.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1967Highest same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 19% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
24 minHighest 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.9%±1.6 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and New Haven 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #127 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Common Ground High School District · Elm City Montessori School District | Windsor Locks School District | — |
| High school in town | Wilbur Cross High School | Windsor Locks High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.7Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.