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Windsor Locks vs Bantam vs Pomfret
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).
Bantam has the most renters (50.9% rent).
Pomfret has the most expensive homes ($409k 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 | Bantam | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Highest |
810Lowest |
4,317 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
47.2±15.7Highest 15% above CT |
45.9±3.7 12% above CT |
| Bantam and Pomfret 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% |
18.8%±6.5 CT: 20.2% |
23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Pomfret and Bantam 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% |
25.4%±8.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bantam 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% |
26.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
50.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Pomfret 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 |
— | $108,476±$8kHighest 13% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$317,700±$40k 13% below CT |
$409,100±$28kHighest 12% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,210±$300 19% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Pomfret 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 |
$3,984 40% below CT |
$5,903Highest 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
57.3%±12.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Pomfret 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% CT: 10% |
14.4%Highest CT: 10% |
6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
80.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
24 min 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
16%±7.9 CT: 16% |
13.2%±5.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Bantam 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 | — | #39 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | — | Pomfret School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9 |
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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.