Compare towns
Windsor Locks vs Middletown vs Suffield
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 kids (18.6% under 18).
Middletown has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
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 | Middletown | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
47,958Highest |
15,702 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
38.1±1.5Lowest 7% below CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
| Suffield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.3%±1.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
16.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Suffield and Windsor Locks 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% |
40.2% CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
15.5%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$79,438±$6kLowest 17% below CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$295,300±$11k 20% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,446±$45Highest about the CT average |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Middletown 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 |
$6,412 3% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
47.7%±5.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% CT: 10% |
12%Highest CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
52.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
14.1%±1.8Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest 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 | #121 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Middletown High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
11.8Highest |
10.9 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.