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Windsor Locks vs Sterling vs Chaplin
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).
Sterling has the most kids (22.8% under 18).
Chaplin has the oldest population (median age 43.7).
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 | Sterling | Chaplin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Highest |
3,629 |
2,070Lowest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
39.4±5.9Lowest 4% below CT |
43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT |
| Chaplin and Windsor Locks 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% |
22.8%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Sterling and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
13%±3.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
18%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin 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 |
$102,695±$12kHighest 7% above CT |
$97,846±$14k about the CT average |
| Sterling and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$283,400±$17kHighest 23% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
| Sterling and Windsor Locks 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 |
— | $1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
| Chaplin 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 |
$4,551Highest 31% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
32%±18.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Chaplin 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% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.1% CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1988Highest 21 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
35 minHighest 34% above CT |
32 min 22% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
11.6%±6.4Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin 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 | #119 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Sterling School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | None in town | Parish Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Highest |
— | 7.5Lowest |
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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.