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Windsor Locks vs Mansfield 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
Mansfield has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Mansfield is a college town. 57% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Mansfield | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
25,358Highest |
12,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
21.2±0.2Lowest 48% below CT |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
9.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
57%±2.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT |
$72,393±$12kLowest 24% below CT |
$81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$335,400±$20kHighest 9% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,602±$104Highest 8% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
| Mansfield 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 |
$5,727Highest 14% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
76%±9.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Mansfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
21.6%Highest CT: 10% |
10.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
57.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 17% below CT |
21 minLowest 22% below CT |
22 minHighest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
28.3%±3.3Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #45 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Regional School District 19 · Mansfield School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | — | E. O. Smith High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8Highest |
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.