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Windsor Locks vs Berlin vs Thomaston
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%).
Berlin has the most expensive homes ($375k median).
Thomaston has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
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 | Thomaston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
20,361Highest |
7,492Lowest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
48.7±3Highest 18% above CT |
41.5±7.7 about the CT average |
| Berlin and Thomaston 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% |
19.4%±2.7 CT: 20.2% |
20.5%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Thomaston and Berlin 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% |
23.5%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 18.5% |
| Berlin and Thomaston 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% |
34% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
7.2%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Berlin and Windsor Locks 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 |
$103,218±$15k 8% above CT |
| Berlin and Thomaston 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 |
$282,600±$23k 23% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,402±$88Highest 6% below CT |
$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT |
| Berlin 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 |
$7,291Highest 10% above CT |
$5,915 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
63.4%±11.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.9%±22Lowest 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% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
21 minLowest 21% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
14.4%±4.6 CT: 16% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Berlin 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 | #106 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Berlin School District | Thomaston School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Berlin High School | Thomaston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
11.5Highest |
10.7 |
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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.