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Wethersfield vs Crystal Lake vs South 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 most affordable homes ($325k median).
Crystal Lake has the oldest population (median age 48.9).
South Windsor has the most people working from home (27.5%).
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 | Crystal Lake | South Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 27,250Highest |
2,024Lowest |
26,907 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.6% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.4±1.5 6% above CT |
48.9±7.6Highest 19% above CT |
41.2±1.3Lowest about the CT average |
| Crystal Lake and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
24.5%±7.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
23.4%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Crystal Lake and South Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2 CT: 18.5% |
23.3%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Crystal Lake and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.8% CT: 42.5% |
45.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
58.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.3%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.1%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Crystal Lake and South Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,806±$12kLowest 32% above CT |
$143,882±$29k 50% above CT |
$144,961±$10kHighest 51% above CT |
| South Windsor and Crystal Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,600±$11kLowest 12% below CT |
$361,800±$35k about the CT average |
$375,100±$12kHighest about the CT average |
| South Windsor and Crystal Lake 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 |
— | $1,864±$214Highest 25% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,296 10% above CT |
$7,146Lowest 8% above CT |
$7,888Highest 19% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±11.9 CT: 52.6% |
0%±93.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
49.9%±10.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
| South Windsor and Wethersfield 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% |
1.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
84.9% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
39 minHighest 47% above CT |
23 min 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 18%±2.6 CT: 16% |
17.5%±10Lowest CT: 16% |
27.5%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #92 of 149 in CT | — | #40 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District | — | Capitol Region Education Council · South Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Wethersfield High School | — | South Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Highest |
— | 11.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 photos → | 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.