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Windsor vs Sharon vs Hartford
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%).
Sharon has the most expensive homes ($591k median).
Hartford has the most renters (74.3% rent).
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 | Sharon | Hartford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468 |
2,723Lowest |
121,127Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -3% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
59.5±6Highest 45% above CT |
33.1±0.6Lowest 19% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
7.2%±3.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.7%±1.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
37.9%±9.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
12.2%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2% CT: 42.5% |
56.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±2.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
$100,518±$15k 5% above CT |
$46,411±$3kLowest 52% below CT |
| Windsor and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$590,700±$156kHighest 61% above CT |
$228,600±$8kLowest 38% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$1,750±$1kHighest 18% above CT |
$1,269±$25Lowest 15% below CT |
| Sharon and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Highest 19% below CT |
$4,484Lowest 33% below CT |
$4,603 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64%±16.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
59.4%±3.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Sharon and Hartford 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% |
10.8% CT: 10% |
26.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
72.5% CT: 66.5% |
25.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1954 13 yrs older than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
30 minHighest 13% above CT |
23 min 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
18.7%±6.8Highest CT: 16% |
9.4%±1.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Sharon 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 | — | #146 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Sharon School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Judicial Centers |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | None in town | Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
— | 15.9Highest |
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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.