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Roxbury vs Windsor Locks vs Putnam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k median).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% 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 | Roxbury | Windsor Locks | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,185Lowest |
12,579Highest |
9,292 |
| Median age | 54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
43.7±3 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $123,864±$27kHighest 29% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,713±$418Highest 15% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
| Roxbury and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,591Highest about the CT average |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$3,860 42% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.5%±48.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Roxbury and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 38% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
25 min 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.4%±6.6 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Roxbury 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 | — | #109 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 12 | Windsor Locks School District | Putnam School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Windsor Locks High School | Putnam High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
9.5Highest |
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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.