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Windsor vs Chaplin vs Windsor Locks vs Hartford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most expensive homes ($305k median).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Hartford has the most renters (74.3% rent).
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 | Chaplin | Windsor Locks | Hartford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 29,468 |
2,070Lowest |
12,579 |
121,127Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +0.9%Highest CT: +0.9% |
-3%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
33.1±0.6Lowest 19% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
22.7%±1.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
12.2%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin 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%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
19.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±0.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$46,411±$3kLowest 52% below CT |
| Windsor and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
$255,200±$24k 30% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$228,600±$8kLowest 38% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,269±$25Lowest 15% below CT |
| Windsor and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Highest 19% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,603 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
59.4%±3.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Hartford 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% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
26.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
25.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
23 min 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
9.4%±1.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin and Windsor Locks 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 | — | #109 of 149 in CT | #146 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Judicial Centers |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Parish Hill High School | — | Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
7.5Lowest |
— | 15.9Highest |
| 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.