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Prospect vs Griswold vs Windsor Locks vs Harwinton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Griswold has the most renters (26.7% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Harwinton has the highest household income ($130k).
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 | Prospect | Griswold | Windsor Locks | Harwinton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,458 |
11,530 |
12,579Highest |
5,575Lowest |
| Median age | 46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
48.1±3.9Highest 17% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
46.1±4.3 12% above CT |
| Griswold and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±3.7Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
20%±4.2 CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Harwinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
22.1%±3.5 CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Harwinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6.7%±2.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Harwinton and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $126,394±$18k 32% above CT |
$78,719±$11kLowest 18% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$129,643±$18kHighest 35% above CT |
| Harwinton and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$275,900±$42k 25% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$352,100±$16k 4% below CT |
| Prospect and Harwinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,177±$65Lowest 21% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,504±$200 about the CT average |
| Prospect and Harwinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504Highest about the CT average |
$4,628 30% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,503 17% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
57.5%±15.5 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
27.8%±27.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.6% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
4.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
93% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
13.5%±4.7 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Harwinton 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | #118 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #34 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Griswold School District | Windsor Locks School District | Regional School District 10 |
| High school in town | None in town | Griswold High School | Windsor Locks High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.