Town Hall · Windsor Locks

Windsor Locks, CT town hall & government

Windsor Locks spent $74.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,948 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Windsor Locks's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Windsor Locks's money goes

Spent
$74.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$5,948
typical Connecticut towns: $6,394
Long-term debt
$11.5 million
$917 per resident
Schools
$44.6 million60%
Police
$6.2 million8%
Sewer & trash
$4.4 million6%
Roads & transportation
$3.9 million5%
Administration & buildings
$2.7 million4%
Parks & libraries
$1.9 million3%
Paid to other governments
$1.6 million2%
Health & welfare
$908,0001%
Fire
$692,0001%
Interest on debt
$546,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$135,000<1%
Other
$7 million9%

Windsor Locks runs its own schools, so school spending is part of its budget. Comparisons are with other Connecticut towns.

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 56%
  • From the state 34%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Windsor Locks didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Windsor Locks

Full-time staff
350
112 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$96,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
30
full-time, with power of arrest
Schools
260 full-time67 part
Police
39 full-time
Administration & buildings
14 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time26 part
Health & welfare
6 full-time10 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time3 part
Fire
0 full-time3 part
Other
23 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Property tax

What homeowners in Windsor Locks pay

Typical tax bill
$3,688
a year · Connecticut typical $6,643
Effective rate
1.43%
of home value · Connecticut 1.81%
Typical home value
$258,800
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Windsor Locks's government

🏛️ Official websitewindsorlocksct.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Windsor Locks →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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