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Windsor Locks is a big small town of 12,579 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 11 miles from Hartford, CT. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,579people
$259kTypical home
$1,394/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
52"Snow
238Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,579
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,394 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Hartford, CT
- 11 mi to Hartford, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,632/mo)
- Median rent $1,394/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k)
- Low property crime (928 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to BDL airport
- 2 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 125 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 84 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,256 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 429 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 102 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Capitol Planning Region: D+22 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk