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Windsor Locks vs Cornwall vs East Granby
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).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (32.4%).
East Granby has the most kids (27.5% 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 | Cornwall | East Granby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Highest |
1,425Lowest |
5,238 |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
53.9±5.1Highest 31% above CT |
42.4±2.3 3% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
14.9%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
27.5%±7Highest CT: 20.2% |
| East Granby 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% |
29.4%±2.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
21.1%±5.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
59.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
52.1% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±2.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and East Granby 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 |
$128,864±$34kHighest 35% above CT |
$120,938±$24k 26% above CT |
| Cornwall and East Granby 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 |
$554,600±$106kHighest 51% above CT |
$388,000±$29k 6% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,047±$121Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,341±$157 10% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and East Granby 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 |
$5,792 13% below CT |
$7,063Highest 6% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
46.8%±31.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
54.1%±30.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and East Granby 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% |
8.2% CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
87.3% CT: 66.5% |
87.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
30 minHighest 13% above CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
32.4%±13.6Highest CT: 16% |
13.5%±6.1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Cornwall 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 | — | #56 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Cornwall School District | East Granby School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | None in town | East Granby High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 11.7Highest |
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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.