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Windsor Locks vs Hamden vs Windsor Locks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hamden has the highest household income ($98k).
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 Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
61,045Highest |
12,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
38.7±0.9Lowest 6% below CT |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
17%±1.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$98,306±$7kHighest about the CT average |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Hamden 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 |
$298,200±$9kHighest 19% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$7,784Highest 17% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
9.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
62.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1964Highest 3 yrs older than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 17% below CT |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
22 minHighest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #122 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | — |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Hamden High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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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.