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Woodstock vs Windsor Locks vs Haddam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Woodstock has the most expensive homes ($417k median).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Haddam 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.
| Measure | Woodstock | Windsor Locks | Haddam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,319Lowest |
12,579Highest |
8,644 |
| Median age | 49.3±5.9Highest 20% above CT |
41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
45.9±2.6 12% above CT |
| Woodstock and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±3.7 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.3%±3.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Haddam and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21%±2.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Woodstock and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±2.2 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,011±$21k 17% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$114,426±$15kHighest 19% above CT |
| Haddam and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $417,200±$22kHighest 14% above CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$379,700±$25k 3% above CT |
| Woodstock and Haddam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,202±$94Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,567±$258Highest 5% above CT |
| Haddam and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,357 19% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$7,045Highest 6% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±16Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
63.2%±47Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Haddam and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
4.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.1% CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
31 minHighest 16% above CT |
| Work from home | 12.5%±4.5 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
11.8%±3.3Lowest CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Woodstock 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 | #85 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #25 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Woodstock School District · The Woodstock Academy District | Windsor Locks School District | Regional School District 17 |
| High school in town | The Woodstock Academy | Windsor Locks High School | Haddam-Killingworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 16.2Highest |
8.9Lowest |
9.5 |
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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.