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Vernon vs Windsor Locks vs West Haven
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 highest household income ($85k).
Windsor Locks has the most homeowners (77.1%).
West Haven has the most kids (20.3% 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 | Vernon | Windsor Locks | West Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,577 |
12,579Lowest |
55,351Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.9%Highest CT: +0.9% |
0%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.5 4% below CT |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
35.8±1.5Lowest 13% below CT |
| 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% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±1.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| West Haven 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% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
16%±1.3Lowest 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% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
30.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
13.6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,356±$6kHighest 11% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$74,382±$5kLowest 22% 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±$11k 25% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$291,700±$9kHighest 20% below CT |
| West Haven and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$77 4% below CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,442±$43Highest 3% below CT |
| West Haven and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,804 13% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,941Highest 4% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
53.4%±5.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.4% CT: 10% |
10.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
14.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.2% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
50.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
23 min 14% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.4%±2.5 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
9.2%±1.4Lowest 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 | #120 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Vernon School District | — | New Haven School District · West Haven School District |
| High school in town | Rockville High School | — | West Haven High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
— | 15.6Highest |
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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.