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Windsor vs Quinebaug vs Windsor Locks
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 expensive homes ($390k median).
Quinebaug has the oldest population (median age 56.5).
Windsor Locks has the most renters (22.9% 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 | Quinebaug | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065Lowest |
1,193 |
12,579Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.8±6.4 15% above U.S. |
56.5±1Highest 45% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
0%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor Locks and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.1%±9.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Quinebaug 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
10.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6% 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% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks 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±$10kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$105,181±$36k 30% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Windsor and Quinebaug 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. |
$258,800±$14k 22% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,394±$187 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867Highest 24% above U.S. |
$3,703 19% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
97%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.3%±17.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Quinebaug and Windsor 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 |
| School district | — | — | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.