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Windsor Locks vs Windham vs Prospect vs Windsor
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%).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
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 | Windham | Prospect | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579 |
23,961 |
9,458Lowest |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| Prospect and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4 CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Windham 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% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Windsor 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% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.3% CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Prospect and Windsor 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 |
$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
| Prospect and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,633 30% below CT |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest 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% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
24 min 8% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Windsor 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 16 | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Windham High School | None in town | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
9.8 |
— | 10.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.