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Thomaston vs Bethany 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
Thomaston has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
Bethany has the highest household income ($166k).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Thomaston | Bethany | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,492 |
5,288Lowest |
12,579Highest |
| Median age | 41.5±7.7 about the CT average |
42.5±2.9Highest 3% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Bethany and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±5.9 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Thomaston and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±3.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±4.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Thomaston and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34% CT: 42.5% |
58%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Bethany 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 | $103,218±$15k 8% above CT |
$166,236±$20kHighest 74% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $282,600±$23k 23% below CT |
$418,000±$42kHighest 14% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
— | $1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,915 11% below CT |
$8,313Highest 25% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.9%±22 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.7% CT: 66.5% |
97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
12%±5.2 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Bethany 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 | #106 of 149 in CT | #30 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Thomaston School District | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Thomaston High School | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
— | 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.