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Windsor Locks vs Ansonia vs Windsor Locks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% 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 Locks | Ansonia | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
19,033Highest |
12,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Highest CT: +0.9% |
-1.7%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
40.1±1.6Lowest about the CT average |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$85,877±$10kHighest 10% below CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Ansonia and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$287,200±$14kHighest 22% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Ansonia and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
| Ansonia and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
9.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | — | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2Highest |
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.