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Windsor Locks vs Bloomfield 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).
Bloomfield has the oldest population (median age 48.4).
Seymour has the most expensive homes ($370k 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 | Bloomfield | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
21,754Highest |
16,889 |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT |
41.6±3 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Seymour 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% |
27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Bloomfield 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 |
$98,725±$14k 3% above CT |
$107,708±$15kHighest 12% above CT |
| Seymour and Bloomfield 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 |
$286,900±$11k 22% below CT |
$370,000±$19kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT |
$1,608±$86 8% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,795 13% below CT |
$6,635Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±11.2 CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Bloomfield 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% |
5.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
74.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
18.2%±3.1Highest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 16% |
| Bloomfield 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 | #139 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Academy of International Studies 6-12 | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
10.1 |
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.