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Windsor Locks vs Madison vs Windsor Locks vs Suffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Madison has the most people working from home (30.2%).
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 Locks | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
17,616Highest |
12,579Lowest |
15,702 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
51.9±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.1%±2.2 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25.2%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$167,442±$16kHighest 75% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$583,900±$30kHighest 59% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$2,025±$741Highest 36% above CT |
$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Madison and Suffield 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 |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
44%±12.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
3.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
30 minHighest 12% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
30.2%±5.3Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #7 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Madison School District | — | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Daniel Hand High School | — | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
9.8 |
— | 10.9Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.