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Windsor Locks vs Walpole vs Suffield vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Walpole has the most expensive homes ($687k median).
Suffield has the most homeowners (86.7%).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Walpole | Suffield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
26,388 |
15,702 |
29,468Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 6% above U.S. |
40.9±1.2Lowest 5% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Highest 14% above U.S. |
43.7±1.9 12% above U.S. |
| Suffield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
25.1%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.9%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
67.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
$171,500±$16kHighest 112% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13k 48% above U.S. |
$104,725±$8k 30% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$687,100±$20kHighest 107% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26k 22% above U.S. |
$305,200±$11k 8% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,205±$222Highest 56% above U.S. |
$1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
$1,681±$62 19% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$8,523Highest 173% above U.S. |
$6,456 107% above U.S. |
$5,351 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.8%±9.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
44.9%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 19% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #107 of 282 in MA | #57 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Norfolk County Agricultural · Walpole | Suffield School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Walpole High | Suffield High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
11.3Highest |
10.9 |
10.2 |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.