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Windsor Locks vs Warren vs Cornwall Bridge

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).
Warren has the most expensive homes ($450k median).
Cornwall Bridge has the most people working from home (19.8%).

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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.

MeasureWindsor LocksWarrenCornwall Bridge
People
Population
12,579Highest
1,415
248Lowest
Median age
41.4±2.6Lowest
about the CT average
52±5Highest
27% above CT
50.4±11.4
23% above CT
Warren and Cornwall Bridge 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%
11.2%±3Lowest
CT: 20.2%
20.2%±11.6Highest
CT: 20.2%
Cornwall Bridge 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%
25.8%±6.3Highest
CT: 18.5%
25%±11.4
CT: 18.5%
Warren and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.6%
CT: 42.5%
55.1%Highest
CT: 42.5%
26.2%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.9%±1.8
CT: 7.1%
10.6%±9Highest
CT: 7.1%
2.4%±6.7Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Warren 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
$134,583±$33kHighest
41% above CT
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Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$258,800±$14kLowest
29% below CT
$450,000±$38kHighest
23% above CT
$371,100±$64k
about the CT average
Warren and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,394±$187Highest
6% below CT
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$911±$105Lowest
39% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,688Lowest
44% below CT
$3,769
43% below CT
$4,107Highest
38% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
58.2%±16.8
CT: 52.6%
55.2%±63.8Lowest
CT: 52.6%
89.3%±61Highest
CT: 52.6%
Cornwall Bridge 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%
CT: 10%
6.7%Lowest
CT: 10%
19%Highest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
77.1%
CT: 66.5%
93.3%Highest
CT: 66.5%
71.8%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961
6 yrs older than CT
1984Highest
17 yrs newer than CT
1953Lowest
14 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
17% below CT
31 min
18% above CT
35 minHighest
31% above CT
Work from home
17.7%±3.7
CT: 16%
15.9%±2.7Lowest
CT: 16%
19.8%±15.7Highest
CT: 16%
Cornwall Bridge 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 — —
School district Windsor Locks School District Regional School District 20 —
High school in town Windsor Locks High School None in town —
Students per teacherat that high school
8.9
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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.