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Windsor Locks vs Windsor Locks vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
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 Locks | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579Lowest |
12,579Lowest |
23,961Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.9% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
33.7±1.9Lowest 18% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±2.4Highest 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%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
22.7%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
15.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT |
$81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT |
$55,736±$5kLowest 42% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kHighest 29% below CT |
$258,800±$14kHighest 29% below CT |
$209,800±$9kLowest 43% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,107±$69Lowest 26% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,633Highest 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±8.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
20.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
47.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 17% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
24 minHighest 8% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #143 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 9.8Highest |
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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.