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Windsor Locks vs Windham vs Windsor 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
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Windsor has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Windham | Windsor | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
23,961 |
29,468Highest |
12,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
— | — | — |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Windsor and Windsor Locks 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% |
20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Windham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6% CT: 42.5% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,633 30% below CT |
$5,351Highest 19% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 10.9% CT: 10% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
24 minHighest 8% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #143 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | Windsor High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
10.2Highest |
8.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.