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Windsor Locks vs Middlefield vs Suffield 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).
Middlefield has the oldest population (median age 51.6).
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
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 | Middlefield | Suffield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579 |
4,243Lowest |
15,702 |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 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% |
25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield 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% |
41.5% CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$99,837±$20k 4% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Suffield 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 |
$376,000±$27k about the CT average |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Suffield and Middlefield 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 |
$3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,853Highest 3% above CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Windsor Locks 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% |
8.1% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.5% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%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 |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
25 min 6% below CT |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Suffield and Windsor Locks 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 | #65 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Regional School District 13 | Suffield School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | None in town | Suffield High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 10.9Highest |
10.2 |
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| 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.