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Windsor Locks vs Windham vs Bloomfield
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 homeowners (77.1%).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Bloomfield has the highest household income ($99k).
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 | Windham | Bloomfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
23,961Highest |
21,754 |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Windham 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% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6% CT: 42.5% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$98,725±$14kHighest 3% above CT |
| Bloomfield 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±$14k 29% below CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
$286,900±$11kHighest 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,633 30% below CT |
$5,795Highest 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±11.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% CT: 10% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
5.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
71.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
24 minHighest 8% below CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
18.2%±3.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Bloomfield 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 | #143 of 149 in CT | #139 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Windham High School | Academy of International Studies 6-12 |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
9.8 |
10.1Highest |
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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.