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Webster vs Danielson vs Windsor Locks

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Webster has the most expensive homes ($333k median).
Danielson has the most affordable homes ($225k median).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).

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MeasureWebsterDanielsonWindsor Locks
People
Population
12,228
4,209Lowest
12,579Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
37.2±2.1
4% below U.S.
34.5±3.6Lowest
11% below U.S.
41.4±2.6Highest
6% above U.S.
Windsor Locks and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.8%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.9%±6.1
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Webster and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15.7%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
13.6%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor Locks and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
18.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
11.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
9.2%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Danielson and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$63,837±$8kLowest
21% below U.S.
$64,050±$15k
21% below U.S.
$81,205±$13kHighest
about the U.S. average
Windsor Locks and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$333,100±$14kHighest
about the U.S. average
$224,600±$13kLowest
32% below U.S.
$258,800±$14k
22% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,198±$85Lowest
15% below U.S.
$1,235±$194
13% below U.S.
$1,394±$187Highest
about the U.S. average
Windsor Locks and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,234Lowest
4% above U.S.
$4,009Highest
29% above U.S.
$3,688
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.1%±7.4
U.S.: 51.1%
44.7%±17.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor Locks and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
16%
U.S.: 12.5%
21.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
45.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
53%
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1954
26 yrs older than U.S.
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
1961Highest
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
4% above U.S.
28 minHighest
8% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
Work from home
7.1%±2.9
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±5.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #271 of 282 in MA — #109 of 149 in CT
School district — — Windsor Locks School District
High school in town — — Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
8.9
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U.S. 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.