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Windsor vs Hamden 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%).
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% rent).
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 | Hamden | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468 |
61,045Highest |
12,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Windsor and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
17%±1.5Lowest 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%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor 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+ | 43.2% CT: 42.5% |
47.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
$98,306±$7k about the CT average |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Windsor and Hamden 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 |
$298,200±$9k 19% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Windsor and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
| Hamden and Windsor 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 |
$7,784Highest 17% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Hamden 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% |
9.3% CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
22 min 18% below CT |
22 minHighest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Hamden 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 | #122 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | — |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Hamden High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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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.