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Willimantic vs Griswold 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
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Griswold has the oldest population (median age 48.1).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Willimantic | Griswold | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,096Highest |
11,530Lowest |
12,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
48.1±3.9Highest 17% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±3.7Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±3.5 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor Locks and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.2% CT: 42.5% |
19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$78,719±$11k 18% below CT |
$81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$275,900±$42kHighest 25% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Griswold and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,177±$65 21% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,678Highest 30% below CT |
$4,628 30% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±8.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.5%±15.5 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
7.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.3% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 12% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
9%±3.6 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #118 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Griswold School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | — | Griswold High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5Highest |
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.