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Windsor Locks vs Sharon 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).
Sharon has the most expensive homes ($591k median).
Montville has the most homeowners (81.8%).
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 | Sharon | Montville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
2,723Lowest |
17,950Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
59.5±6Highest 45% above CT |
42.8±4.1 4% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
7.2%±3.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.2%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Montville 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% |
37.9%±9.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
17%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6% CT: 42.5% |
56.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±2.5Lowest 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 |
$100,518±$15kHighest 5% above CT |
$96,454±$11k about the CT average |
| Sharon and Montville 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 |
$590,700±$156kHighest 61% above CT |
$285,600±$13k 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,750±$1kHighest 18% above CT |
$1,187±$99Lowest 20% below CT |
| Sharon and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,484 33% below CT |
$4,565Highest 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
64%±16.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
41.4%±8.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Sharon 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% |
10.8% CT: 10% |
7.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
72.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
30 minHighest 13% above CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
18.7%±6.8Highest CT: 16% |
5.5%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Sharon 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 | — | #95 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Sharon School District | Montville School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | None in town | Montville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 9.2Highest |
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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.