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Windsor Locks vs Gardner vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Gardner has the most renters (41.1% rent).
Windsor has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Gardner | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
21,148 |
29,468Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
43.7±2.3Highest 12% above U.S. |
43.7±1.9Highest 12% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Gardner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13k about the U.S. average |
$67,518±$8kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$104,725±$8kHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$301,600±$20k 9% below U.S. |
$305,200±$11kHighest 8% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Gardner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 about the U.S. average |
$1,109±$51Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,681±$62Highest 19% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,150 33% above U.S. |
$5,351Highest 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.7%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Gardner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1970Highest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 19% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.1%±3.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #273 of 282 in MA | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Gardner | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Gardner High | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
13.5Highest |
10.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.