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Stafford vs Quinebaug 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
Stafford has the most kids (21.5% under 18).
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Stafford | Quinebaug | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,511 |
1,193Lowest |
12,579Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 46.7±4.8 14% above CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Stafford and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±3 CT: 18.5% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Stafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5% CT: 42.5% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Stafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,235±$16k about the CT average |
$105,181±$36kHighest 10% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Quinebaug and Stafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,800±$22kHighest 28% below CT |
$237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Stafford and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,086±$85Lowest 27% below CT |
— | $1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,131Highest 23% below CT |
$3,703 44% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.5%±12.2 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Stafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% CT: 10% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.5% CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the CT average |
26 minHighest about the CT average |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 11%±3.5Lowest CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug 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 | #96 of 149 in CT | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Stafford School District | — | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Stafford High School | — | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Highest |
— | 8.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.