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Windsor Locks vs Berlin vs Seymour
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).
Berlin has the oldest population (median age 48.7).
Seymour has the most renters (25.8% rent).
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 | Berlin | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
20,361Highest |
16,889 |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
48.7±3Highest 18% above CT |
41.6±3 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
| Berlin and Seymour 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% |
23.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Berlin 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%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
44.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Berlin and Seymour 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 |
$113,598±$11kHighest 19% above CT |
$107,708±$15k 12% above CT |
| Berlin and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$374,600±$13kHighest about the CT average |
$370,000±$19k about the CT average |
| Berlin and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,402±$88 6% below CT |
$1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$7,291Highest 10% above CT |
$6,635 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Berlin 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%Highest CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
82.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
74.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
21 minLowest 21% below CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
14.4%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Seymour 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 | #73 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Berlin School District | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Berlin High School | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
11.5 |
11.8Highest |
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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.