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Windsor Locks vs Durham vs Seymour
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).
Seymour has the most kids (19.3% 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 | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
7,208Lowest |
16,889Highest |
| 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 |
41.6±3 about the CT average |
| Durham and Seymour 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% |
19.3%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Seymour and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor Locks and Durham 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%Highest CT: 42.5% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Seymour 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 |
$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$107,708±$15k 12% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
$370,000±$19k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
$1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT |
| Seymour 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 |
$7,998Highest 20% above CT |
$6,635 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Seymour 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%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
74.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
23 min 13% below CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest 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 | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Regional School District 13 | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | — | Coginchaug Regional High School | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
11.8Highest |
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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.