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Old Lyme vs Windsor 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 expensive homes ($484k median).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Windsor | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,679Lowest |
29,468Highest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 50.6±3.3Highest 23% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Old Lyme and Windsor 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% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $131,899±$11kHighest 38% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $484,200±$21kHighest 32% above CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,238±$295Highest 50% above CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,284Highest 5% below CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±17.2 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest 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% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 2 yrs older than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 24.2%±5.7Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Old Lyme 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 | #10 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 18 | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Lyme-Old Lyme High School | Windsor High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
10.2Highest |
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.