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Windsor Locks vs North Haven
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).
North Haven has the highest household income ($133k).
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 | North Haven |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
24,336Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
45.7±1.3Highest 11% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.5%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| North Haven 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% |
22.3%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| North Haven 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% |
46.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$132,689±$7kHighest 39% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$393,200±$15kHighest 7% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,720±$127Highest 16% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,964Highest 5% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and North Haven 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% |
4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1964Highest 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 17% below CT |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
14.9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and North Haven 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 | #84 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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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.