Compare towns
Windsor Locks vs Sharon vs Windsor vs Suffield
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).
Sharon has the most expensive homes ($591k median).
Windsor has the most kids (19.2% under 18).
Suffield has the highest household income ($119k).
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 | Windsor | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579 |
2,723Lowest |
29,468Highest |
15,702 |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
59.5±6Highest 45% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
7.2%±3.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor 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% |
37.9%±9.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
56.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±2.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$100,518±$15k 5% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
| Suffield and Windsor 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 |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,750±$1kHighest 18% above CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Sharon and Windsor 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 |
$5,351 19% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
64%±16.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 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% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
72.5%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
30 minHighest 13% above CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
18.7%±6.8Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1 CT: 16% |
| Sharon 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 | — | #117 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Sharon School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | None in town | Windsor High School | Suffield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 10.2 |
10.9Highest |
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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.