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Windsor Locks vs Windsor vs Hampton
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).
Windsor has the most expensive homes ($305k median).
Hampton has the oldest population (median age 51.5).
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 | Windsor | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
29,468Highest |
1,647Lowest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
19.7%±5.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Hampton and Windsor 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% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
29.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT |
| Hampton 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±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
$295,800±$27k 19% below CT |
| Windsor and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,285±$288Lowest 14% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,351Highest 19% below CT |
$4,364 34% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.5%±51.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Hampton 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% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
5.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
90%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±5.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Hampton School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Windsor High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
10.2Highest |
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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.