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Windsor Locks vs Georgetown vs Sutton

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).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).

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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 LocksGeorgetownSutton
People
Population
12,579Highest
8,474Lowest
9,452
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+3.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.4±2.6Lowest
6% above U.S.
42.8±3.5
10% above U.S.
44.3±2.5Highest
14% above U.S.
Sutton 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%
19.6%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
Georgetown and Sutton 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%
18.5%±2.9
U.S.: 17.2%
18.8%±3.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Sutton and Georgetown 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%
52.8%
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%
3.9%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Windsor Locks and Sutton 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.
$147,125±$25k
82% above U.S.
Georgetown and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
$651,200±$23kHighest
96% above U.S.
$523,100±$47k
57% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,394±$187
about the U.S. average
$2,223±$506Highest
57% above U.S.
$1,190±$401Lowest
16% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
$7,272Highest
133% above U.S.
$6,763
117% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
58.2%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
53.7%±22.5
U.S.: 51.1%
47.5%±24.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor Locks and Georgetown 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%
5.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
77.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84%
U.S.: 65.2%
89.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
34 minHighest
27% above U.S.
30 min
12% above U.S.
Work from home
17.7%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
20.2%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Sutton and Georgetown 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 #105 of 282 in MA
School district Windsor Locks School District Georgetown Sutton
High school in town Windsor Locks High School Georgetown High School Sutton High School
Students per teacherat that high school
8.9Lowest
9.3
12.6Highest
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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.