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Windsor Locks vs Cornwall 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).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Seymour has the most kids (19.3% 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 | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
1,425Lowest |
16,889Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
53.9±5.1Highest 31% above CT |
41.6±3 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
14.9%±2.8Lowest 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% |
29.4%±2.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
59.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Seymour 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 |
$128,864±$34kHighest 35% above CT |
$107,708±$15k 12% above CT |
| Cornwall 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 |
$554,600±$106kHighest 51% above CT |
$370,000±$19k about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,047±$121Lowest 30% 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 |
$5,792 13% below CT |
$6,635Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
46.8%±31.9 CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Cornwall 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% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
87.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
74.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
1973Highest 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
30 min 13% above CT |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
32.4%±13.6Highest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest 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 | — | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Cornwall School District | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | None in town | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 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.