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Windsor Locks vs Wauregan
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 people working from home (17.7%).
Wauregan has the most kids (25.6% under 18).
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 | Wauregan |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 12,579Highest |
1,049Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +27.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
32±5.9Lowest 22% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
25.6%±9.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Wauregan and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
10.2%±5.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor Locks and Wauregan 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% |
18.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.1%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Wauregan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT |
$79,545±$18kLowest 17% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Wauregan 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 |
$262,700±$15kHighest 28% below CT |
| Wauregan 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±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,254±$476Lowest 16% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Wauregan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Highest 44% below CT |
$3,649Lowest 45% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
22.4%±19.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Wauregan 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% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
60.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1964Highest 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
6.8%±7.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Wauregan 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 | — |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.