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New Preston vs Suffield 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
New Preston has the most people working from home (32.3%).
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
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 | New Preston | Suffield | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,146Lowest |
15,702Highest |
12,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 51.8±12.8Highest 26% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| New Preston and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±7 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and New Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.3%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±4.7 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and New Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,406±$28kLowest 20% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,600±$43kHighest 23% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| New Preston and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
| Suffield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,528Lowest 47% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$3,688 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±89.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.8%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.1% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 8% above CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 32.3%±28Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| New Preston and Suffield 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 | — | #57 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Suffield School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | — | Suffield High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Highest |
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.