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Windsor vs Berlin 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
Berlin has the most expensive homes ($375k median).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
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 | Windsor | Berlin | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
20,361 |
12,579Lowest |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
48.7±3Highest 18% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Berlin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Berlin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2% CT: 42.5% |
44.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Berlin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$113,598±$11kHighest 19% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Berlin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$374,600±$13kHighest about the CT average |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,402±$88 6% below CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351 19% below CT |
$7,291Highest 10% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Berlin and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
82.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 19% below CT |
21 minLowest 21% below CT |
22 minHighest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
14.4%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Windsor 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 | #117 of 149 in CT | #73 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Berlin School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Berlin High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
11.5Highest |
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.