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Windham vs Voluntown 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
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Voluntown has the most expensive homes ($356k median).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Voluntown | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
2,604Lowest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
48.3±1.7Highest 18% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Windham and Windsor Locks 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% |
17.6%±3 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor Locks and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
26.7% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$101,964±$25kHighest 6% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Voluntown and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$356,100±$16kHighest about the CT average |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,166±$191 22% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,633 30% below CT |
$4,955Highest 25% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±24.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
7.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below CT |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
8.9%±5.4 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Voluntown 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 | #143 of 149 in CT | #53 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Voluntown School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Highest |
— | 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.