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Windham vs Windsor Locks vs Willimantic vs Coventry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Coventry has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Windsor Locks | Willimantic | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 23,961Highest |
12,579 |
18,096 |
12,326Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.9%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+2.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 33.7±1.9 18% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
45.4±3.8Highest 10% above CT |
| Coventry and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Coventry and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.9 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.2%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Coventry 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+ | 22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
24.2% CT: 42.5% |
45%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Willimantic and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $55,736±$5k 42% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$108,213±$5kHighest 13% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$9k 43% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$330,000±$23kHighest 10% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$69 26% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,232±$330 17% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Coventry 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 |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,678 30% below CT |
$5,284Highest 20% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
62.7%±23.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Coventry and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 20.7% CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
5.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.4% CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 11 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1966Highest 1 yr older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2 CT: 16% |
15.6%±4.6 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Coventry 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | — | #41 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | — | — | Coventry School District |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — | — | Coventry High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | — | 9.9Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.