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Windsor vs Quinebaug vs Montgomery
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 youngest population (median age 44.8).
Quinebaug has the most affordable homes ($238k median).
Montgomery has the most kids (22% 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.
| Measure | Windsor | Quinebaug | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065 |
1,193Highest |
796Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4Lowest 15% above U.S. |
56.5±1Highest 45% above U.S. |
49.7±5.8 28% above U.S. |
| Quinebaug and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
0%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Montgomery 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% |
29.1%±9.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.9%±7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Quinebaug and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
10.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
38.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Montgomery 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±$10k 43% above U.S. |
$105,181±$36kLowest 30% above U.S. |
$123,000±$19kHighest 52% above U.S. |
| Montgomery 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±$32kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$237,800±$66kLowest 29% below U.S. |
$357,500±$29k 7% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867 24% above U.S. |
$3,703Lowest 19% above U.S. |
$4,283Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Montgomery and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
1.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
1.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
36 min 36% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.3%±17.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Quinebaug and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.