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Winsted vs Morris vs Windsor Locks

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Winsted has the most renters (45.3% rent).
Morris has the most expensive homes ($396k median).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).

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.

MeasureWinstedMorrisWindsor Locks
People
Population
6,977
2,164Lowest
12,579Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-6.7%
CT: +0.9%
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Median age
47.6±7.3
16% above CT
52.8±6.5Highest
28% above CT
41.4±2.6Lowest
about the CT average
Morris and Winsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.4%±3.3Lowest
CT: 20.2%
17.9%±4.5
CT: 20.2%
18.6%±3.4Highest
CT: 20.2%
Windsor Locks and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25%±4.2
CT: 18.5%
29.3%±6.6Highest
CT: 18.5%
18.2%±2.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Morris and Winsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.8%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
41.5%Highest
CT: 42.5%
28.6%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.9%±2.4Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.2%±3
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
Windsor Locks and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$64,871±$12kLowest
32% below CT
$109,191±$25kHighest
14% above CT
$81,205±$13k
15% below CT
Morris and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$218,900±$14kLowest
40% below CT
$396,000±$60kHighest
8% above CT
$258,800±$14k
29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,183±$130Lowest
20% below CT
$1,204±$134
19% below CT
$1,394±$187Highest
6% below CT
Windsor Locks and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,754
43% below CT
$5,273Highest
21% below CT
$3,688Lowest
44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
45.5%±16.7Lowest
CT: 52.6%
57.1%±31.9
CT: 52.6%
58.2%±16.8Highest
CT: 52.6%
Windsor Locks and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
15.9%Highest
CT: 10%
6.8%Lowest
CT: 10%
10.9%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
54.7%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
89.4%Highest
CT: 66.5%
77.1%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1942Lowest
25 yrs older than CT
1967Highest
same as CT
1961
6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
5% below CT
29 minHighest
11% above CT
22 minLowest
17% below CT
Work from home
7.7%±3.5Lowest
CT: 16%
18.4%±5.7Highest
CT: 16%
17.7%±3.7
CT: 16%
Morris 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
School district — Regional School District 20 Windsor Locks School District
High school in town — None in town Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
8.9
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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.