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Windsor Locks vs Harwinton 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).
Harwinton has the highest household income ($130k).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Harwinton | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
5,575Lowest |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
46.1±4.3Highest 12% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| Harwinton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20%±4.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Harwinton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.1%±3.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Harwinton and Windsor 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% |
40.3% CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.7%±2.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Harwinton 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 |
$129,643±$18kHighest 35% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Harwinton and Windsor 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 |
$352,100±$16kHighest 4% below CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,504±$200 about the CT average |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Windsor and Harwinton 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 |
$5,503Highest 17% below CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
27.8%±27.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Windsor 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% |
4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
13.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Windsor 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 | #34 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Regional School District 10 | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | None in town | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 10.2Highest |
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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.