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Norwich 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
Norwich has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 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 | Norwich | Suffield | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 39,973Highest |
15,702 |
12,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.9% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 38.5±1.7Lowest 6% below CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Suffield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±1.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Norwich and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Suffield 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+ | 23.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,024±$5kLowest 32% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,300±$11kLowest 34% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,253±$68Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
$1,394±$187 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 | $4,703 29% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.2%±7.2 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 10 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below CT |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 7.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Windsor Locks 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 | #133 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Norwich School District | Suffield School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Norwich Free Academy | Suffield High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
10.9 |
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.