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Vernon vs Willimantic 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
Vernon has the most expensive homes ($276k median).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most homeowners (77.1%).
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 | Vernon | Willimantic | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,577Highest |
18,096 |
12,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 39.4±2.5 4% below CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
| Windsor Locks and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Vernon 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+ | 38%Highest CT: 42.5% |
24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,356±$6kHighest 11% below CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Vernon and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,500±$11kHighest 25% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Vernon and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$77Highest 4% below CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Vernon and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,804Highest 13% below CT |
$4,678 30% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.4% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.2% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
23 min 12% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.4%±2.5 CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Vernon 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 | #107 of 149 in CT | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Vernon School District | — | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Rockville High School | — | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
— | 8.9Lowest |
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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.