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Old Lyme 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
Old Lyme has the most people working from home (24.2%).
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 | Old Lyme | Suffield | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,679Lowest |
15,702Highest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 50.6±3.3Highest 23% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Old Lyme and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.4%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $131,899±$11kHighest 38% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Old Lyme and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $484,200±$21kHighest 32% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,238±$295Highest 50% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,284 5% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±17.2 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Old Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 2 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
26 min 3% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 24.2%±5.7Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Old Lyme 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 | #10 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 18 | Suffield School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Lyme-Old Lyme High School | Suffield High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
10.9Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.