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Windsor Locks vs Bantam vs Wolcott
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).
Wolcott has the most homeowners (88.4%).
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 | Wolcott |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
810Lowest |
16,279Highest |
| 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 |
44.4±2.5 8% above CT |
| Bantam and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.8%±6.5 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Wolcott and Bantam 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% |
25.4%±8.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.8%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Bantam and Wolcott 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% |
37%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.9 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±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
— | $110,850±$10kHighest 16% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$317,700±$40k 13% below CT |
$326,200±$17kHighest 11% below CT |
| Wolcott and Bantam 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 |
$688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,464±$913Highest about the CT average |
| Wolcott 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 |
$3,984 40% below CT |
$5,799Highest 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.3%±12.9 CT: 52.6% |
49.8%±24.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Bantam 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% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
30 minHighest 13% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
16%±7.9 CT: 16% |
11.2%±3.1Lowest 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 | — | #76 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | — | Wolcott School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | — | Wolcott High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 10.1Highest |
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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.