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Windham vs Oxford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Oxford has the most people working from home (14.4%).
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 | Windham | Oxford |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
12,991Lowest |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
45.2±5.7Highest 10% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±4.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Oxford and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.9%±3.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
46.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$128,953±$23kHighest 35% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$472,400±$20kHighest 29% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,415±$87Highest 5% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,633Lowest 30% below CT |
$6,442Highest 3% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
23.3%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below CT |
30 minHighest 14% above CT |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
14.4%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #143 of 149 in CT | #78 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Oxford School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Oxford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
10.1Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.