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Webster vs Pomfret 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 renters (40.2% rent).
Pomfret has the highest household income ($108k).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Webster | Pomfret | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,748Highest |
4,317Lowest |
12,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.9±3.7Highest 18% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6 6% above U.S. |
| Pomfret and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Pomfret and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.8%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Webster 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+ | 25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
50.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$108,476±$8kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13k about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
$409,100±$28kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,228±$81 13% below U.S. |
$1,210±$300Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average |
| Windsor Locks and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,999 28% above U.S. |
$5,903Highest 89% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.9%±15.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pomfret and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
24 min 11% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.2%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Pomfret 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | #39 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Webster | Pomfret School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Bartlett High School | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
— | 8.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.