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Windsor Locks vs Columbia 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
Columbia has the highest household income ($127k).
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 | Columbia | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Highest |
5,300Lowest |
12,579Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
51.3±10.3Highest 25% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
| Columbia and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.9%±5.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Columbia and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
34.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.8%±2.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$127,000±$30kHighest 33% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$361,500±$16kHighest about the CT average |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$966±$304Lowest 35% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,228Highest 21% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
17.6%±16.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
6.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
21.6%±6Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Columbia and Windsor Locks 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #114 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Columbia School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.9 |
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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.