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Wethersfield vs Wethersfield 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
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
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 | Wethersfield | Wethersfield | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 27,250Highest |
27,250Highest |
12,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 43.4±1.5Highest 6% above CT |
43.4±1.5Highest 6% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
$126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,600±$11kHighest 12% below CT |
$324,600±$11kHighest 12% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$150Lowest 8% below CT |
$1,370±$150Lowest 8% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,296Highest 10% above CT |
$7,296Highest 10% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±11.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.6%±11.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
80.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
22 minHighest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 18%±2.6Highest CT: 16% |
18%±2.6Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #92 of 149 in CT | #92 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | — | Wethersfield High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.8Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.