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Newington vs Windsor Locks vs Newington
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%).
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 | Newington | Windsor Locks | Newington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,896Highest |
12,579Lowest |
30,896Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.9%Highest CT: +0.9% |
-0.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45.3±1.7Highest 10% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
45.3±1.7Highest 10% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.3%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±1.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.2%±1.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,884±$6kHighest 7% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$102,884±$6kHighest 7% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,400±$9kHighest 15% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$310,400±$9kHighest 15% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,524±$107Highest about the CT average |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,524±$107Highest about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,321Highest 5% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,321Highest 5% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±2.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.9%±2.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Newington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
6.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
78.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest same as CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1967Highest same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
22 minHighest 17% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.4%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
14.4%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Newington 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 | #87 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #87 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Newington School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Newington High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9 |
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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.