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Windsor vs Winchester 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 people working from home (16.1%).
Winchester has the oldest population (median age 49.1).
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 | Winchester | Hartford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468 |
10,284Lowest |
121,127Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -3% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
49.1±6.2Highest 19% above CT |
33.1±0.6Lowest 19% below CT |
| Winchester and Windsor 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% |
15.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.7%±1.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
27.4%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
12.2%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
27.8% CT: 42.5% |
19.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
$66,519±$12k 31% below CT |
$46,411±$3kLowest 52% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
$249,500±$17k 32% below CT |
$228,600±$8kLowest 38% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,174±$116Lowest 21% below CT |
$1,269±$25 15% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Highest 19% below CT |
$4,780 28% below CT |
$4,603Lowest 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.9%±15.8 CT: 52.6% |
59.4%±3.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Hartford and Winchester 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% |
12.8% CT: 10% |
26.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
65.8% CT: 66.5% |
25.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1955 12 yrs older than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
26 minHighest about the CT average |
23 min 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
6.9%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
9.4%±1.3 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #117 of 149 in CT | #97 of 149 in CT | #146 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Explorations District · Regional School District 07 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Judicial Centers |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Northwestern Regional High School | Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
9.7Lowest |
15.9Highest |
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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.