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Windsor Locks vs Suffield vs Union
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).
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
Union has the oldest population (median age 49.9).
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 | Suffield | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
15,702Highest |
944Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT |
| Union and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Union 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% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
24%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Union 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 |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$88,958±$14k 7% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$330,400±$26k 10% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,424±$141Highest 4% below CT |
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| Suffield 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 |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$4,793 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Union 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% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Suffield 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | — | Suffield School District | Union School District |
| High school in town | — | Suffield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9 |
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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.