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Windsor Locks vs Old Lyme vs Montville
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 shortest commute (22 min average).
Old Lyme has the most expensive homes ($484k median).
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 | Old Lyme | Montville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
7,679Lowest |
17,950Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
50.6±3.3Highest 23% above CT |
42.8±4.1 4% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Old Lyme and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
17%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6% CT: 42.5% |
56.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
2.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Montville and Windsor Locks 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 |
$131,899±$11kHighest 38% above CT |
$96,454±$11k about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$484,200±$21kHighest 32% above CT |
$285,600±$13k 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$2,238±$295Highest 50% above CT |
$1,187±$99Lowest 20% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,284Highest 5% below CT |
$4,565 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±17.2 CT: 52.6% |
41.4%±8.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Old Lyme 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% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1965 2 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
24.2%±5.7Highest CT: 16% |
5.5%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Old Lyme 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 | #10 of 149 in CT | #95 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Regional School District 18 | Montville School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Lyme-Old Lyme High School | Montville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
9.6Highest |
9.2 |
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| 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.