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Wauregan vs Hampton 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
Wauregan has the most kids (25.6% under 18).
Hampton has the highest household income ($109k).
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 | Wauregan | Hampton | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,049Lowest |
1,647 |
12,579Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +27.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 32±5.9Lowest 22% below CT |
51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±9.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.7%±5.3 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Wauregan and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 10.2%±5.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
29.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Wauregan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,545±$18kLowest 17% below CT |
$109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Hampton and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $262,700±$15k 28% below CT |
$295,800±$27kHighest 19% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Hampton and Wauregan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,254±$476Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,285±$288 14% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,649Lowest 45% below CT |
$4,364Highest 34% below CT |
$3,688 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.4%±19.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.5%±51.5 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 17% above CT |
29 min 9% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.8%±7.6Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Hampton School District | 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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| 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.