Compare towns
Willington vs Windsor Locks vs Tolland
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).
Tolland has the highest household income ($133k).
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 | Tolland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,575Lowest |
12,579 |
14,606Highest |
| Median age | 37.5±7.2Lowest 9% below CT |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
41.4±2.5Highest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
22.6%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Tolland 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%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
15.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Willington 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+ | 33.2% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
56.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.4%±2.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Willington and Tolland 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 |
$133,264±$16kHighest 39% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,800±$48k 17% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$365,500±$21kHighest about the CT average |
| Tolland 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±$187 6% below CT |
$1,680±$119Highest 13% above CT |
| Tolland and Windsor Locks 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 |
$7,403Highest 11% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 70%±20.6 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
73.5%±62.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Tolland and Willington 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% |
5.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the CT average |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
20.6%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Tolland 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 | #104 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #60 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Willington School District | Windsor Locks School District | Tolland School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Windsor Locks High School | Tolland High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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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.