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Westport vs Windsor Locks vs Fairhaven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westport has the most expensive homes ($522k median).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Fairhaven has the most renters (25.6% rent).
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 | Westport | Windsor Locks | Fairhaven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,484Highest |
12,579Lowest |
15,903 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.7±1.8Highest 30% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
48.5±3.4 25% above U.S. |
| Westport and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.5%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.9%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor Locks and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.9%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Fairhaven and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
32.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Westport 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 | $96,000±$9kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
$95,965±$19k 19% above U.S. |
| Westport and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $521,900±$38kHighest 57% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$446,700±$19k 34% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$356Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,394±$187 about the U.S. average |
$1,118±$79Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Westport and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,719Highest 19% above U.S. |
$3,688 18% above U.S. |
$3,566Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±19.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.1%±14Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Westport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.2%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.4%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Fairhaven 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 | #195 of 282 in MA | #109 of 149 in CT | #126 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Westport | Windsor Locks School District | Fairhaven |
| High school in town | Westport Middle-High School | Windsor Locks High School | Fairhaven High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
8.9Lowest |
11.4 |
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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.