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Windsor Locks vs Stepney 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).
Stepney has the highest household income ($154k).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Suffield has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Stepney | Windsor | Suffield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579 |
3,979Lowest |
29,468Highest |
15,702 |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
47.1±5.6Highest 15% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
44.5±1.7 8% above CT |
| Stepney and Suffield 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% |
21.1%±5.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Stepney and Windsor 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% |
17.7%±4.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Suffield 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% |
54.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±5.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Stepney 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 |
$153,966±$16kHighest 61% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$119,472±$13k 25% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$475,800±$53kHighest 30% above CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$407,500±$26k 11% above CT |
| Stepney and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$2,750±$1kHighest 85% above CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
| Stepney 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 |
$9,309Highest 40% above CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
$6,456 about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±48.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Stepney 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% |
0.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
4.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
96.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
86.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
37 minHighest 41% above CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
26 min 3% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
9.8%±4.3Lowest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Suffield 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 | — | #117 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | — | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Suffield School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | — | 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.