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Windsor Locks vs Windsor vs Suffield vs Enfield
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1961).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Suffield has the most expensive homes ($408k median).
Enfield has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
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 | Suffield | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
29,468 |
15,702 |
41,090Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
44.5±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
40.7±1.9Lowest about the CT average |
| Suffield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±1.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor and Enfield 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% |
20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.4%±2.2 CT: 18.5% |
18%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
40.4% CT: 42.5% |
31.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.2 CT: 7.1% |
4.3%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$119,472±$13kHighest 25% above CT |
$90,404±$5k 6% below CT |
| Suffield 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 |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$407,500±$26kHighest 11% above CT |
$252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,424±$141 4% below CT |
$1,574±$83 6% above CT |
| Windsor and Enfield 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 |
$5,351 19% below CT |
$6,456Highest about the CT average |
$5,360 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51%±4.6 CT: 52.6% |
46.7%±6.7 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Suffield 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% |
4.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
75.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1963 4 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
26 minHighest 3% below CT |
24 min 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
18.4%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
14.5%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
| Suffield 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 | #117 of 149 in CT | #57 of 149 in CT | #123 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Suffield School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | Windsor High School | Suffield High School | Enfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
10.2 |
10.9 |
13.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| 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.