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Windsor Locks vs Georgetown vs Pomfret

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).
Georgetown has the most expensive homes ($651k median).
Pomfret has the oldest population (median age 45.9).

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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.

MeasureWindsor LocksGeorgetownPomfret
People
Population
12,579Highest
8,474
4,317Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+3.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
41.4±2.6Lowest
6% above U.S.
42.8±3.5
10% above U.S.
45.9±3.7Highest
18% above U.S.
Pomfret and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.6%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.5%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
23.1%±4.9
U.S.: 22%
Georgetown and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.2%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
18.5%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.8%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Georgetown 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
U.S.: 35.7%
56.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
50.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.9%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Windsor Locks and Pomfret 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
about the U.S. average
$151,595±$23kHighest
88% above U.S.
$108,476±$8k
34% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
$651,200±$23kHighest
96% above U.S.
$409,100±$28k
23% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,394±$187
about the U.S. average
$2,223±$506Highest
57% above U.S.
$1,210±$300Lowest
14% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
$7,272Highest
133% above U.S.
$5,903
89% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
58.2%±16.8
U.S.: 51.1%
53.7%±22.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
61.9%±15.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Pomfret 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%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
77.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
34 minHighest
27% above U.S.
24 min
11% below U.S.
Work from home
17.7%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
20.2%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.2%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Georgetown 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 #140 of 282 in MA #39 of 149 in CT
School district Windsor Locks School District Georgetown Pomfret School District
High school in town Windsor Locks High School Georgetown High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
8.9Lowest
9.3Highest
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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.