Compare towns

Wethersfield vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Wethersfield has the highest household income ($127k).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($305k 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.

MeasureWethersfieldWindsor
People
Population
27,250Lowest
29,468Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.4%
CT: +0.9%
—
Median age
43.4±1.5Lowest
6% above CT
43.7±1.9Highest
6% above CT
Windsor and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.1%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
19.2%±2.1Lowest
CT: 20.2%
Wethersfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.4%±2Highest
CT: 18.5%
20%±2Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Wethersfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
54.8%Highest
CT: 42.5%
43.2%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±1.2Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.3Highest
CT: 7.1%
Windsor 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
$104,725±$8kLowest
9% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$324,600±$11kHighest
12% below CT
$305,200±$11kLowest
17% below CT
Wethersfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,370±$150Lowest
8% below CT
$1,681±$62Highest
13% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,296Highest
10% above CT
$5,351Lowest
19% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.6%±11.9Highest
CT: 52.6%
44.9%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
Wethersfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.9%Highest
CT: 10%
6.7%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
82.4%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1960Lowest
7 yrs older than CT
1970Highest
3 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
20% below CT
21 minHighest
19% below CT
Work from home
18%±2.6Highest
CT: 16%
16.1%±3.2Lowest
CT: 16%
Wethersfield and Windsor 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 #92 of 149 in CT #117 of 149 in CT
School district — Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District
High school in town — Windsor High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.2
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History 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.