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North Haven vs Windsor Locks vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Haven has the most expensive homes ($393k median).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | North Haven | Windsor Locks | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,336 |
12,579Lowest |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 45.7±1.3Highest 11% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| North Haven and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| North Haven and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| North Haven and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,689±$7kHighest 39% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $393,200±$15kHighest 7% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,720±$127Highest 16% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
| North Haven and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,964Highest 5% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.2%±10 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 18% below CT |
22 minHighest 17% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks 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 | #84 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Area Cooperative Educational Services · North Haven School District | Windsor Locks School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | North Haven High School | Windsor Locks High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Highest |
8.9Lowest |
10.2 |
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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.