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Windsor Locks vs Goshen vs Suffield vs Seymour
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).
Goshen has the highest household income ($152k).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Seymour has the most kids (19.3% under 18).
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 | Goshen | Suffield | Seymour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579 |
3,196Lowest |
15,702 |
16,889Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
51.4±3.6Highest 25% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
41.6±3 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
15.3%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
19.3%±3.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Seymour 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% |
26.8%±5.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
56.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
33.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
2.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Seymour 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 |
$152,093±$27kHighest 59% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$107,708±$15k 12% above CT |
| Goshen and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$482,400±$71kHighest 31% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$370,000±$19k about the CT average |
| Goshen and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,250±$724Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,608±$86Highest 8% above CT |
| Seymour and Suffield 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 |
$5,292 20% below CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$6,635Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
31.8%±25.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±17.3 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% |
4.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
88.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
74.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1973 6 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
42 minHighest 58% above CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
32 min 21% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
13.4%±5.9Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
16.4%±3.5 CT: 16% |
| Suffield 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 | — | #57 of 149 in CT | #105 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Regional School District 20 | Suffield School District | Seymour School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | None in town | Suffield High School | Seymour High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 10.9 |
11.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.