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Windsor vs East Hampton 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 shortest commute (21 min average).
East Hampton has the highest household income ($125k).
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 | East Hampton | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
12,925 |
12,579Lowest |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
43.6±3.7 6% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Windsor and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| East Hampton 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% |
20.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| East Hampton 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% |
39% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$124,577±$11kHighest 30% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$349,000±$14kHighest 5% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,393±$150Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351 19% below CT |
$6,681Highest about the CT average |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.7%±16.4 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
85.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
30 minHighest 11% above CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
12.7%±2.4Lowest 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 | #75 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | East Hampton School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | East Hampton High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
11.3Highest |
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.