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Windsor vs Oxford

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Oxford has the most kids (21.3% under 18).

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.

MeasureWindsorOxford
People
Population
1,065Lowest
12,991Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
44.8±6.4Lowest
15% above U.S.
45.2±5.7Highest
16% above U.S.
Oxford and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.8%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.3%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
Oxford and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.6%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.9%±3.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Oxford and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
46.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±1.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Oxford and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,563±$10kLowest
43% above U.S.
$128,953±$23kHighest
60% above U.S.
Oxford and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$389,700±$32kLowest
17% above U.S.
$472,400±$20kHighest
42% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,415±$87
about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,867Lowest
24% above U.S.
$6,442Highest
107% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
23.3%±15.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Oxford and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970Lowest
10 yrs older than U.S.
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
41% above U.S.
30 minLowest
14% above U.S.
Work from home
21.2%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.4%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor and Oxford 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 — #78 of 149 in CT
School district — Oxford School District
High school in town — Oxford High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.1
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U.S. 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.