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Windsor Locks vs Easton vs Suffield
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).
Easton has the most expensive homes ($783k 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 | Easton | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
7,670Lowest |
15,702Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
45±3.8Highest 9% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Easton and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
25.4%±4.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Easton 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% |
16.7%±3.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Suffield 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% |
73.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Easton 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 |
$222,604±$46kHighest 132% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$783,100±$51kHighest 113% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$3,205±$1kHighest 115% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
21.8%±12.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Suffield 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% |
6.9% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
33 minHighest 24% above CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
21.3%±5.4Highest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Easton and Suffield 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 | #9 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Easton School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | None in town | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 10.9Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.