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Windsor Locks vs Colebrook vs Putnam vs Windsor
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%).
Colebrook has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Windsor has the most kids (19.2% 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 | Colebrook | Putnam | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579 |
1,494Lowest |
9,292 |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
43.7±3 6% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
17.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1 CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Colebrook and Windsor 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% |
36.6% CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Colebrook and Windsor 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 |
$342,800±$19kHighest 7% below CT |
$269,200±$11k 27% below CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,333±$626 10% below CT |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,211Highest 7% below CT |
$3,860 42% below CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.1%±55 CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% CT: 10% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
34 minHighest 29% above CT |
25 min 6% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Windsor 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 | — | #128 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Colebrook School District | Putnam School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | None in town | Putnam High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 9.5 |
10.2Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.