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Windsor Locks vs Hamden vs Plymouth
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%).
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% rent).
Plymouth has the oldest population (median age 44.6).
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 | Hamden | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
61,045Highest |
11,746Lowest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
44.6±2.8Highest 9% above CT |
| Plymouth and Windsor Locks 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% |
17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
17.6%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Plymouth 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% |
18.1%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.9%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Plymouth 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 CT: 42.5% |
47.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
29.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.7%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$98,306±$7kHighest about the CT average |
$94,514±$14k about the CT average |
| Hamden and Plymouth 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 |
$298,200±$9kHighest 19% below CT |
$275,000±$14k 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT |
$1,276±$132Lowest 14% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$7,784Highest 17% above CT |
$5,819 12% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
57.9%±26.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Plymouth 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% |
9.3% CT: 10% |
8.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
76.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1965Highest 2 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
29 minHighest 8% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
13.4%±5.1Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Hamden 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 | #122 of 149 in CT | #86 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Plymouth School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Hamden High School | Terryville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
13.5Highest |
10.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.