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Windsor Locks vs Old Lyme 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).
Old Lyme has the most expensive homes ($484k median).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
7,679Lowest |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
50.6±3.3Highest 23% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Old Lyme and Windsor 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% |
26.4%±3.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
56.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$131,899±$11kHighest 38% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$484,200±$21kHighest 32% above CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$2,238±$295Highest 50% above CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$6,284Highest 5% below CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
51.6%±17.2 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest 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% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1965 2 yrs older than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
24.2%±5.7Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest 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 | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Regional School District 18 | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Lyme-Old Lyme High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
9.6 |
10.2Highest |
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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.