Compare towns
Willington vs Windsor Locks vs Crystal Lake
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Willington has the most renters (36% rent).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Crystal Lake has the highest household income ($144k).
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 | Willington | Windsor Locks | Crystal Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,575 |
12,579Highest |
2,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +10.6% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 37.5±7.2Lowest 9% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
48.9±7.6Highest 19% above CT |
| Crystal Lake and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
24.5%±7.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Crystal Lake and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±6.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23.3%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
45.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.3%±3.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Willington and Crystal Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,114±$12k 5% below CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$143,882±$29kHighest 50% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,800±$48k 17% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$361,800±$35kHighest about the CT average |
| Crystal Lake and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,357±$116Lowest 9% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
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| Windsor Locks and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,419 18% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$7,146Highest 8% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 70%±20.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
0%±93.3Lowest 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 | 13%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
1.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
91.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the CT average |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
39 minHighest 47% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
17.5%±10 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Crystal Lake 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 | #104 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Willington School District | Windsor Locks School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Windsor Locks High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9 |
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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.