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Norwich vs Windsor Locks 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).
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 | Windsor Locks | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 39,973Highest |
12,579Lowest |
12,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.9%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+0.9%Highest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 38.5±1.7Lowest 6% below CT |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±1.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest 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% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,024±$5kLowest 32% below CT |
$81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT |
$81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,300±$11kLowest 34% below CT |
$258,800±$14kHighest 29% below CT |
$258,800±$14kHighest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,253±$68Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,703Highest 29% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.2%±7.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 16.7%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 10 yrs older than CT |
1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 9% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 7.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #133 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Norwich School District | — | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Norwich Free Academy | — | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 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.