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Windsor Locks vs West Warwick vs Montville
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 people working from home (17.7%).
West Warwick has the most renters (43% rent).
Montville has the highest household income ($96k).
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 | West Warwick | Montville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
31,173Highest |
17,950 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
42.8±1.5Highest 10% above U.S. |
42.8±4.1Highest 10% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor Locks and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| West Warwick 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Montville 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±$13k about the U.S. average |
$77,608±$7kLowest 4% below U.S. |
$96,454±$11kHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Montville and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$330,800±$12kHighest about the U.S. average |
$285,600±$13k 14% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,303±$74 8% below U.S. |
$1,187±$99Lowest 16% below U.S. |
| Windsor Locks and West Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,962Highest 59% above U.S. |
$4,565 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.5%±7.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.4%±8.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and West Warwick 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% |
9.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
57%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
25 min 5% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 4% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.2%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.5%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #33 of 38 in RI | #95 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | West Warwick | Montville School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | West Warwick High School | Montville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
13.0Highest |
9.2 |
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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.