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Windsor Locks vs Griswold vs Union
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 people working from home (17.7%).
Griswold has the most renters (26.7% rent).
Union has the most homeowners (92.9%).
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 | Griswold | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Highest |
11,530 |
944Lowest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
48.1±3.9 17% above CT |
49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT |
| Union and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±3.7 CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Griswold 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% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
24% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$78,719±$11kLowest 18% below CT |
$88,958±$14kHighest 7% below CT |
| Union and Windsor Locks 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 |
$275,900±$42k 25% below CT |
$330,400±$26kHighest 10% below CT |
| Union and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,177±$65Lowest 21% below CT |
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| Windsor Locks and Griswold 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 |
$4,628 30% below CT |
$4,793Highest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
57.5%±15.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Union 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 CT: 10% |
7.6% CT: 10% |
5.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
31 min 17% above CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16% |
9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #118 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Griswold School District | Union School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Griswold High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
11.5Highest |
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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.