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Windsor Locks vs New Preston
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).
New Preston has the most people working from home (32.3%).
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 | New Preston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 12,579Highest |
1,146Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
51.8±12.8Highest 26% above CT |
| New Preston 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% |
16.9%±7Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and New Preston 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% |
31.3%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±4.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and New Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT |
$76,406±$28kLowest 20% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and New Preston 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 |
$452,600±$43kHighest 23% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Highest 44% below CT |
$3,528Lowest 47% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
7.4%±89.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and New Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
15.8%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
85.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
29 minHighest 8% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
32.3%±28Highest CT: 16% |
| New Preston 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 | — |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | — |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.