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Windsor Locks vs Danielson vs Union
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%).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Union has the most expensive homes ($330k 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 | Danielson | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Highest |
4,209 |
944Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.6% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
34.5±3.6Lowest 16% below CT |
49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±6.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Danielson 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% |
13.6%±4.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
11.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
24% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±6.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
5%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Danielson 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±$13k 15% below CT |
$64,050±$15kLowest 33% below CT |
$88,958±$14kHighest 7% below CT |
| Union and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$224,600±$13kLowest 39% below CT |
$330,400±$26kHighest 10% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,235±$194Lowest 17% below CT |
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| Windsor Locks and Danielson 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 |
$4,009 40% below CT |
$4,793Highest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
44.7%±17.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Union and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% CT: 10% |
21.1%Highest CT: 10% |
5.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
53%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
28 min 7% above CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
6.6%±5.3Lowest CT: 16% |
9%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | — | — |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | — | Union School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9 |
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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.