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Windsor vs Chester 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
Windsor has the most homeowners (82.4%).
Chester has the most expensive homes ($442k 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 | Chester | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
3,825Lowest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
54±3.4Highest 31% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.5%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
26.8%±4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2% CT: 42.5% |
47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
4%±2.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$109,191±$18kHighest 14% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Chester 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 |
$442,200±$25kHighest 21% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,549±$247 4% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
| Windsor and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351 19% below CT |
$6,364Highest 4% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.4%±22.1 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.8%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1969 2 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
28 minHighest 7% above CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
18.3%±5.6Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Chester 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 | #8 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Chester School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Highest |
— | 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.