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Warren vs Windsor Locks vs New Preston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has the highest household income ($135k).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
New Preston has the most people working from home (32.3%).
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 | Warren | Windsor Locks | New Preston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415 |
12,579Highest |
1,146Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -4.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 52±5Highest 27% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
51.8±12.8 26% above CT |
| Warren and New Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.2%±3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±7 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and New Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±6.3 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
31.3%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| New Preston and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.1% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.6%±9Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±4.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Warren 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 | $134,583±$33kHighest 41% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$76,406±$28kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $450,000±$38k 23% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$452,600±$43kHighest 23% above CT |
| New Preston and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,769Highest 43% below CT |
$3,688 44% below CT |
$3,528Lowest 47% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.2%±63.8 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
7.4%±89.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
15.8%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
85.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 18% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
29 min 8% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
32.3%±28Highest CT: 16% |
| New Preston 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 | — | #109 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Regional School District 20 | Windsor Locks School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Windsor Locks High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9 |
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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.