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Salem vs Windsor Locks vs East Granby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Salem has the most expensive homes ($404k median).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
East Granby has the most kids (27.5% under 18).
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 | Salem | Windsor Locks | East Granby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,282Lowest |
12,579Highest |
5,238 |
| Median age | 40.9±5.4Lowest about the CT average |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
42.4±2.3Highest 3% above CT |
| East Granby and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±5.1 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
27.5%±7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| East Granby and Salem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±4.7 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.1%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| East Granby and Salem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.6% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
52.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Salem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $123,245±$8kHighest 29% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$120,938±$24k 26% above CT |
| Salem and East Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $403,600±$33kHighest 10% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$388,000±$29k 6% above CT |
| Salem and East Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,440±$150Highest 3% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,341±$157Lowest 10% below CT |
| Salem and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,668 about the CT average |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$7,063Highest 6% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.1%±26Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
54.1%±30.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and East Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 21 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 19% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 18%±9.6Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
13.5%±6.1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Salem 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 | #11 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #56 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Salem School District | Windsor Locks School District | East Granby School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Windsor Locks High School | East Granby High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
11.7Highest |
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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.