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Windsor Locks vs Madison 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).
Madison has the most expensive homes ($584k median).
Windsor has the most kids (19.2% under 18).
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 | Madison | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
17,616 |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
51.9±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
18.1%±2.2Lowest 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%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.2%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$167,442±$16kHighest 75% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$583,900±$30kHighest 59% above CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$2,025±$741Highest 36% above CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
| Madison 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 |
$8,843Highest 33% above CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
44%±12.3Lowest 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% |
3.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
30 minHighest 12% above CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
30.2%±5.3Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #7 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Madison School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Daniel Hand High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
9.8 |
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.