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Wethersfield vs Willington 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
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($127k).
Willington has the most renters (36% rent).
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 | Willington | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 27,250Highest |
5,575Lowest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 43.4±1.5Highest 6% above CT |
37.5±7.2Lowest 9% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Wethersfield and Windsor Locks 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% |
12.8%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Wethersfield and Windsor Locks 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%±6.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Willington 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%Highest CT: 42.5% |
33.2% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
$91,114±$12k 5% below CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,600±$11kHighest 12% below CT |
$305,800±$48k 17% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Wethersfield and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$150 8% below CT |
$1,357±$116Lowest 9% 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 |
$5,419 18% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±11.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
70%±20.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Willington and Windsor Locks 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% |
13%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
64%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
26 minHighest about the CT average |
22 min 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 18%±2.6Highest CT: 16% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Wethersfield and Windsor Locks 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 | #104 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District | Willington School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Wethersfield High School | None in town | 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.