Housing data for Windsor Locks (community), CT
Windsor Locks (community), CT has an estimated 12,579 residents and 5,412 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Capitol Planning Region.
22.9% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,394 a month.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−0.7%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 12,579 (±46)
- Housing units
- 5,412 (±262)
- Households that rent
- 22.9%
- Median gross rent
- $1,394
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −0.7%
What stands out in Windsor Locks (community)
Median real estate taxes: $3,688 (±$181) in Windsor Locks (community), lower than in Capitol Planning Region ($6,454).
Rental vacancy rate: 0.0% (±3.4 points) in Windsor Locks (community), lower than in Capitol Planning Region (4.8%).
Households that rent: 22.9% (±5.0 points) in Windsor Locks (community), lower than in Capitol Planning Region (34.3%).
Median home value: $258,800 (±$14,277) in Windsor Locks (community), lower than in Capitol Planning Region ($323,700).
- Property taxes in Windsor Locks (community)
- Renters and owners in Windsor Locks (community)
- Home values in Windsor Locks (community)
Housing in Windsor Locks (community) at a glance
- Median rent: $1,394 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,622 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 58.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 22.9% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $81,205 median household income
- Home values: $258,800 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,820 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $3,688 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 14.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 55.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 73.1% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 40.8% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 21.9 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −0.7% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 21.3% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room
- Fair Market Rent: $1,870 Small Area FMR, 2 bedrooms (ZIP 06096)
Windsor Locks (community) against Capitol Planning Region, its state and the nation
| Windsor Locks (community) | Capitol Planning Region | Connecticut | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 12,579 (±46) | 977,290 (exact) | 3,624,508 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 5,412 (±262) | 416,559 (±212) | 1,541,822 (±276) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 22.9% (±5.0 points) | 34.3% (±0.6 points) | 33.5% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,394 (±$187) | $1,411 (±$14) | $1,488 (±$10) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $81,205 (±$13,103) | $93,394 (±$1,372) | $95,781 (±$732) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $258,800 (±$14,277) | $323,700 (±$2,648) | $366,900 (±$1,621) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $3,688 (±$181) | $6,454 (±$41) | $6,643 (±$25) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 73.1% (±8.2 points) | 68.4% (±1.0 points) | 67.3% (±0.5 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 21.9 minutes (±3.3) | 23.6 minutes (±0.3) | 26.5 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 88.7% (±4.0 points) | 91.5% (±0.4 points) | 92.2% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 41.4 years (±2.6) | 40.0 years (±0.2) | 41.1 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Windsor Locks (community) covers 9.0 square miles of land, about 1,394 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Windsor Locks (community) has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 12,671 (±25) | 12,579 (±46) | −0.7% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 5,661 (±255) | 5,412 (±262) | −4.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,189 (±$146) | $1,394 (±$187) | +17.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $188,200 (±$4,853) | $258,800 (±$14,277) | +37.5% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $70,067 (±$8,107) | $81,205 (±$13,103) | +15.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,629 (±$59) | $1,820 (±$76) | +11.7% | Down after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $3,283 (±$137) | $3,688 (±$181) | +12.3% | Down after inflation |
| Households that rent | 21.0% (±4.3 points) | 22.9% (±5.0 points) | +1.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 7.7% (±6.4 points) | 0.0% (±3.4 points) | −7.7 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Capitol Planning Region
Windsor Locks (community) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Capitol Planning Region as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Capitol Planning Region recorded 143 violent and 1,419 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Windsor Locks (community)
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06096 | 100% | 12,579 | $1,394 | $258,800 | $81,205 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Windsor Locks (community)
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffield Depot | 4.0 mi | $1,361 | $383,900 | 24.4% |
| Windsor | 4.1 mi | $1,681 | $305,200 | 17.6% |
| Southwood Acres | 4.6 mi | $1,728 | $267,900 | 12.3% |
| East Windsor | 4.8 mi | $1,459 | $277,100 | 30.1% |
| East Granby | 4.8 mi | $1,341 | $388,000 | 12.5% |
| Suffield | 5.2 mi | $1,424 | $407,500 | 13.3% |
| Thompsonville | 5.3 mi | $1,404 | $241,600 | 59.7% |
| Broad Brook | 5.8 mi | $1,297 | $347,400 | 31.3% |
Places in Connecticut most like Windsor Locks (community)
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enfield | $1,574 | $252,900 | $90,404 | 24.3% |
| Sherwood Manor | $1,692 | $255,300 | $90,821 | 19.7% |
| Newington | $1,524 | $310,400 | $102,884 | 21.8% |
| Newington (community) | $1,524 | $310,400 | $102,884 | 21.8% |
| Oakville | $1,414 | $280,500 | $95,515 | 24.6% |
| East Haven | $1,528 | $294,200 | $94,628 | 25.4% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Connecticut.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Windsor Locks (community), fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,346 | $1,543 | $1,933 | $2,303 | $2,542 |
HUD also publishes a Small Area Fair Market Rent for each ZIP code in the area; the Fair Market Rent page for this place lists its ZIP codes.
HUD income limits for Windsor Locks (community), fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $27,150 | $45,250 | $72,350 |
| 2 people | $31,000 | $51,700 | $82,700 |
| 3 people | $34,900 | $58,150 | $93,050 |
| 4 people | $38,750 | $64,600 | $103,350 |
| 5 people | $41,850 | $69,800 | $111,650 |
| 6 people | $44,950 | $74,950 | $119,900 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $80,150 | $128,200 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $85,300 | $136,450 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $129,200.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Windsor Locks (community) is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Windsor Locks, whose figures include it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Windsor Locks (community)
What is the average rent in Windsor Locks (community), CT?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Windsor Locks (community) is $1,394 (±$187) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Windsor Locks (community)?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Windsor Locks (community), CT is $1,095 (±$141) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Windsor Locks (community) rent-burdened?
58.2% of renting households in Windsor Locks (community) pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Windsor Locks (community)?
Windsor Locks (community) has an estimated 1,209 (±277) renting households, 22.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Windsor Locks (community)?
The median household income in Windsor Locks (community) is $81,205 (±$13,103) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Windsor Locks (community), CT?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $258,800 (±$14,277) for owner-occupied homes in Windsor Locks (community) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Windsor Locks (community) growing?
In Windsor Locks (community), the number of residents went from 12,671 in 2015–2019 to 12,579 in 2020–2024 (−0.7%), a measurable decrease.
What ZIP codes are in Windsor Locks (community)?
The ZIP code that covers Windsor Locks (community) is 06096.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 06096?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 06096 is $1,394 (±$187) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Windsor Locks CDP, Connecticut
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Windsor Locks CDP, Connecticut
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Windsor Locks CDP, Connecticut
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Windsor Locks CDP, Connecticut
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Windsor Locks CDP, Connecticut
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Windsor Locks CDP, Connecticut
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Windsor Locks CDP, Connecticut
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Windsor Locks CDP, Connecticut (place:87140, in state:09).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .