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Windsor Locks vs Baltic vs Wolcott vs Suffield
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).
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Wolcott has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
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 | Wolcott | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579 |
1,157Lowest |
16,279Highest |
15,702 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
37.8±15.8Lowest 8% below CT |
44.4±2.5 8% above CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
| Suffield and Wolcott 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% |
19.4%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Wolcott and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±5.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Wolcott and Suffield 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% |
37% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Wolcott 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 |
$110,850±$10k 16% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Suffield and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$326,200±$17k 11% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,247±$141Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,464±$913Highest about the CT average |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Wolcott and Suffield 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 |
$5,799 13% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
29.3%±13.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
49.8%±24.2 CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Suffield 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% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
28 min 6% above CT |
30 minHighest 13% above CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
11.2%±3.1 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest 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 | — | #76 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | — | Wolcott School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | — | Wolcott High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 10.1 |
10.9Highest |
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| 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.