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Windsor Locks vs Orange vs Plymouth
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 shortest commute (22 min average).
Orange has the most expensive homes ($492k median).
Plymouth has the most renters (23.3% rent).
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 | Orange | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
14,315Highest |
11,746Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+2.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
45.6±2.4Highest 11% above CT |
44.6±2.8 9% above CT |
| Orange and Plymouth 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% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
23%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.9%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Orange and Plymouth 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% |
29.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
4.7%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Orange 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 |
$142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$94,514±$14k about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$275,000±$14k 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,276±$132Lowest 14% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$5,819 12% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.9%±26.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Orange 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%Highest CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
76.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1965Highest 2 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
29 minHighest 8% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9 CT: 16% |
13.4%±5.1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Orange 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 | #38 of 149 in CT | #86 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | — | Plymouth School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Terryville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.