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Windsor vs Windsor Locks vs Union
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).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Union has the oldest population (median age 49.9).
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 | Windsor Locks | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
12,579 |
944Lowest |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT |
| Union and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Union and Windsor 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% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
24%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$88,958±$14k 7% below CT |
| Windsor and Union 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 |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$330,400±$26kHighest 10% below CT |
| Union and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351Highest 19% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,793 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Union 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% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
5.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.7Lowest 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Windsor Locks School District | Union School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | Windsor Locks High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.