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Windsor vs Oronoque vs New Milford
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 affordable homes ($305k median).
Oronoque has the oldest population (median age 66.6).
New Milford has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
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 | Oronoque | New Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
4,116Lowest |
28,334 |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
66.6±1.6Highest 62% above CT |
42.1±1.9Lowest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
6%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| New Milford 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% |
53.8%±7.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.7%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
42.5% CT: 42.5% |
41.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
8.1%±3.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Oronoque and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$72,417±$5kLowest 24% below CT |
$106,411±$8kHighest 11% above CT |
| New Milford 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±$11kLowest 17% below CT |
$355,600±$26k 3% below CT |
$391,500±$10kHighest 7% above CT |
| New Milford and Oronoque 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 |
$2,278±$352Highest 53% above CT |
$1,609±$152Lowest 8% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Lowest 19% below CT |
$6,787Highest about the CT average |
$6,150 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
84.6%±20.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.7%±13.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Oronoque and New Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% CT: 10% |
5.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
83.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
80.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT |
1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 19% below CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
30 minHighest 14% above CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
20.3%±11.7Highest CT: 16% |
15.1%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
| Oronoque 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 | — | #110 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | — | New Milford School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | — | New Milford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
— | 11.7Highest |
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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.