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Windsor Locks vs Hamden vs Windsor
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).
Hamden has the most renters (37.6% rent).
Windsor has the most homeowners (82.4%).
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 | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
61,045Highest |
29,468 |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
| Windsor 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%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor 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% |
18.1%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor 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% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$98,306±$7k about the CT average |
$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
| Windsor and Hamden 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±$9k 19% below CT |
$305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
| Windsor and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
| Hamden and Windsor 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 |
$7,784Highest 17% above CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Hamden 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% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 17% below CT |
22 min 18% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1 CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest 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 | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Hamden High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
13.5Highest |
10.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.