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Windsor vs Norwich 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 highest household income ($105k).
Norwich has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Norwich | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468 |
39,973Highest |
12,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.9%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+0.9%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
38.5±1.7Lowest 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%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
20.9%±1.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Norwich and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.9%±1.7Lowest 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%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
$65,024±$5kLowest 32% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
$242,300±$11kLowest 34% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,253±$68Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Highest 19% below CT |
$4,703 29% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
56.2%±7.2 CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Norwich 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% |
16.7%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1957Lowest 10 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
24 minHighest 9% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
7.2%±2Lowest 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 | #133 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Norwich School District | — |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Norwich Free Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.