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Willimantic vs Windsor Locks vs Prospect
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).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
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 | Windsor Locks | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,096Highest |
12,579 |
9,458Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
| Prospect and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Willimantic 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% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect 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+ | 24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
| Prospect and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,678 30% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Willimantic 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% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 12% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
| Work from home | 6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #109 of 149 in CT | #50 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Windsor Locks School District | Regional School District 16 |
| High school in town | — | Windsor Locks High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9 |
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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.