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Simsbury 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
Simsbury has the most people working from home (27.1%).
Windsor has the most homeowners (82.4%).
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 | Simsbury | Windsor | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,066 |
29,468Highest |
12,579Lowest |
| Median age | 42.3±2.1 about the CT average |
43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Windsor and Simsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.5 CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Simsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $157,907±$11kHighest 65% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $443,500±$11kHighest 21% above CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,203±$118Highest 48% above CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,115Highest 37% above CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±8.4 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Simsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the CT average |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 27.1%±3Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #13 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Simsbury School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Simsbury High School | Windsor High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Highest |
10.2 |
8.9Lowest |
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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.