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Windsor Locks vs Durham vs East Granby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Durham has the highest household income ($159k).
East Granby has the most kids (27.5% under 18).
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 | Durham | East Granby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Highest |
7,208 |
5,238Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
45.5±2.8Highest 11% above CT |
42.4±2.3 3% above CT |
| Durham and East Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
27.5%±7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| East Granby and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.1%±5.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| East Granby 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% |
47.9% CT: 42.5% |
52.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±2.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and East Granby 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 |
$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$120,938±$24k 26% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
$388,000±$29k 6% above CT |
| Durham and East Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
$1,341±$157 10% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and East Granby 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 |
$7,998Highest 20% above CT |
$7,063 6% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
54.1%±30.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and East Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
3.4% CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
87.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1975 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
23 min 13% below CT |
25 minHighest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
13.5%±6.1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Durham 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 | #88 of 149 in CT | #56 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Regional School District 13 | East Granby School District |
| High school in town | — | Coginchaug Regional High School | East Granby High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
11.7Highest |
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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.