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Windsor Locks vs Bolton 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).
Bolton has the highest household income ($126k).
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 | Bolton | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
4,853Lowest |
16,889Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
43.7±3.3Highest 6% above CT |
41.6±3 about the CT average |
| Bolton and Seymour 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% |
20%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
| Bolton 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% |
19.7%±3.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bolton 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% |
51.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.7%±2.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Bolton 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 |
$126,364±$19kHighest 32% above CT |
$107,708±$15k 12% above CT |
| Bolton 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 |
$367,600±$17k about the CT average |
$370,000±$19kHighest about the CT average |
| Seymour and Bolton 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 |
$1,127±$55Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT |
| Seymour 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 |
$8,091Highest 22% above CT |
$6,635 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±30.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Seymour 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% |
7.2% CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
88%Highest CT: 66.5% |
74.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1969 2 yrs newer than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
25 min 6% below CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
20.7%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 16% |
| Bolton 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 | #79 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Bolton School District | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Bolton High School | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9 |
7.4Lowest |
11.8Highest |
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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.