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Windsor Locks vs Orange vs Suffield vs East 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 youngest population (median age 41.4).
Orange has the most kids (22.9% under 18).
East Windsor has the most renters (30.1% rent).
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 | Orange | Suffield | East Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579 |
14,315 |
15,702Highest |
11,213Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
45.6±2.4 11% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
45.9±5.4Highest 12% above CT |
| East Windsor and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
15.9%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Orange 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% |
23%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
21.9%±3.5 CT: 18.5% |
| Orange and East Windsor 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% |
59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
41.1% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
$96,250±$14k about the CT average |
| Orange and Suffield 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 |
$491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
$277,100±$26k 24% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,459±$145 about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
$4,873 27% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
30.4%±13.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Orange and Windsor Locks 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% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
7.2% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
69.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1977 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
22 min 15% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
15.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
19.6%±5.5Highest CT: 16% |
| East Windsor and Suffield 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 | #38 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #129 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | — | Suffield School District | East Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | — | Suffield High School | East Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 10.9Highest |
9.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.