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Windsor vs Redding vs Windsor Locks 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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
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 | Redding | Windsor Locks | New Milford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
8,780Lowest |
12,579 |
28,334 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
42.1±1.9 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest 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% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.7%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2% CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
41.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$106,411±$8k 11% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$391,500±$10k 7% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,609±$152 8% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351 19% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,150 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
57.7%±13.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Windsor Locks 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% |
7.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
80.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
30 min 14% above CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
15.1%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #117 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #110 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | — | New Milford School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Joel Barlow High School | — | New Milford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
11.1 |
— | 11.7Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.