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Weweantic vs Windsor Locks vs Chesterfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weweantic has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Chesterfield has the highest household income ($104k).
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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 | Weweantic | Windsor Locks | Chesterfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,452 |
12,579Highest |
1,055Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±13.9Highest 14% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
44.3±7.6 14% above U.S. |
| Weweantic and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.2%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Chesterfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chesterfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±8.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Weweantic 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 | $62,481±$39kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$81,205±$13k about the U.S. average |
$103,967±$11kHighest 29% above U.S. |
| Chesterfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,800±$42kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$390,800±$48k 17% above U.S. |
| Weweantic and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,078±$409Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Windsor Locks and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,764 21% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$5,969Highest 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
10.3%±84.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 3.6%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.4%±6.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Chesterfield 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 | — | #109 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | — | Windsor Locks School District | Chesterfield-Goshen |
| High school in town | — | Windsor Locks High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9 |
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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.