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Winchester vs Orange 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
Winchester has the most renters (34.2% rent).
Orange has the most expensive homes ($492k median).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Winchester | Orange | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,284Lowest |
14,315Highest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT |
45.6±2.4 11% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Winchester and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
23%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Winchester and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,519±$12kLowest 31% below CT |
$142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $249,500±$17kLowest 32% below CT |
$491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$116Lowest 21% below CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,780 28% below CT |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Orange and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.8%Highest CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT |
1964Highest 3 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the CT average |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Orange 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 | #97 of 149 in CT | #38 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 | Orange School District · Regional School District 05 | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Northwestern Regional High School | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Highest |
— | 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.