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Windsor Locks vs Baltic vs Enfield
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 people working from home (17.7%).
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Enfield has the highest household income ($90k).
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 | Baltic | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
1,157Lowest |
41,090Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
37.8±15.8Lowest 8% below CT |
40.7±1.9 about the CT average |
| Windsor Locks and Enfield 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% |
15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±1.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Enfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±5.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18%±1.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor Locks and Enfield 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% |
16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
31.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±0.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$68,958±$47kLowest 28% below CT |
$90,404±$5kHighest 6% below CT |
| Enfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kHighest 29% below CT |
$196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$252,900±$7k 31% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,247±$141Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,574±$83Highest 6% above CT |
| Enfield 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 |
$3,799 43% below CT |
$5,360Highest 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
29.3%±13.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
46.7%±6.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% CT: 10% |
11.6%Highest CT: 10% |
8.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
75.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1963Highest 4 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
28 minHighest 6% above CT |
24 min 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
14.5%±2.5 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Enfield 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 | — | #123 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | — | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | — | Enfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 13.5Highest |
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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.