Windsor ranks #12 in Connecticut for short commutes
Windsor is ranked on 35 lists against the 155 Connecticut towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Hotter summers than 99% of Connecticut
Not better or worse, just Windsor’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Windsor does best on
Each list ranks every CT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Windsor marked.
Windsor lands in the top half on 11 of 22 lists
Each dot is Windsor’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CT, the right end is last. Areas where Windsor does best come first.
2 spots from the top 10 for short commutes
Lists where Windsor sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Windsor out-ranks 4 of its 6 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Windsor lands in every CT ranking
36 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Groton · 17.5 min
#12 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Jewett City · 2.1 yrs
#42
Cheapest rent#1 Middlebury · $398/mo
#107
Lowest property tax#1 Windsor Locks · $3,688/yr
#40
Rent easiest to afford#1 Rocky Hill · 33.6%
#16 Health
Healthiest#1 Darien · 100 / 100
#113
Lowest obesity#1 Wilton · 21%
#125
Fewest smokers#1 Darien · 6%
#68
Most active#1 Darien · 15%
#104
Fewest uninsured#1 Madison · 4%
#86
Lowest depression#1 Westport · 17%
#30
Closest to a top hospital#1 Stamford · 0.0 mi
#62 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Voluntown · 66.4%
#109
Most trails#1 Burlington · 3.8 mi / sq mi
#76
Most walkable#1 Bridgeport · 125 / sq mi
#34 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Salisbury · 27.5%
#126
Most new homes#1 Granby · 7.4 per 1,000
#72
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Waterbury · +99.9%
#26 People
Most educated#1 Darien · 85.9%
#83
Youngest#1 Mansfield · 21.2
#70
Oldest#1 Sherman · 60.2
#85
Most residents 65+#1 Sharon · 37.9%
#78
Most kids#1 Darien · 30.9%
#78 Safety
Safest#1 Weston · 2.1
#62 
The number on the right is Windsor’s spot. All of Connecticut’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every CT list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.