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Windsor Locks vs Sharon vs Plymouth
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).
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 | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Highest |
2,723Lowest |
11,746 |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
59.5±6Highest 45% above CT |
44.6±2.8 9% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
7.2%±3.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
17.6%±2.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor Locks and Plymouth 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% |
37.9%±9.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.9%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
56.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
29.3% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±2.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.7%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Plymouth 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 |
$94,514±$14k about the CT average |
| Sharon and Plymouth 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 |
$275,000±$14k 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,750±$1kHighest 18% above CT |
$1,276±$132Lowest 14% 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 |
$5,819Highest 12% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
64%±16.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.9%±26.1Lowest 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% |
8.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
72.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
76.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1965Highest 2 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
30 minHighest 13% above CT |
29 min 8% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
18.7%±6.8Highest CT: 16% |
13.4%±5.1Lowest 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 | — | #86 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Sharon School District | Plymouth School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | None in town | Terryville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 10.7Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.