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Windsor Locks vs Granby vs Windsor
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).
Granby has the most people working from home (30.2%).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Granby | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
11,184Lowest |
29,468Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
44.7±3.2Highest 9% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| Granby and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.2%±3.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Granby and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.3%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Granby and Windsor 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% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$120,275±$14kHighest 26% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Granby and Windsor 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 |
$367,900±$17kHighest about the CT average |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,335±$169Lowest 10% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$8,376Highest 26% above CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
29.6%±13.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Windsor 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% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
92.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
28 minHighest 7% above CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
30.2%±5Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #54 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Granby School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | — | Granby Memorial High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9Highest |
10.2Lowest |
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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.