What is the median rent in Windsor Locks, CT?

Name: Median rent in Windsor Locks, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Windsor Locks, CT is $1,394 (±$187) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,183 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Windsor Locks, the median gross rent went from $1,189 in 2015–2019 to $1,394 in 2020–2024 (+17.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,394 (±$187)
Rented homes: 1,183 (±278)
$2,000 or more: 16.0%
Since 2015–2019: +17.2%

How much rent costs in Windsor Locks

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Windsor Locks	Capitol Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Less than $500	1.8% (±2.5 points)	7.6%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	20.9% (±11.8 points)	14.0%	12.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	34.2% (±12.4 points)	35.2%	30.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	27.1% (±12.2 points)	27.7%	25.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	10.3% (±9.1 points)	9.9%	12.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±3.5 points)	2.8%	5.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	5.7% (±3.4 points)	2.8%	6.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 34.2% of renting households.

16.0% of rented homes in Windsor Locks cost $2,000 or more a month.

Windsor Locks against Capitol Planning Region, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Windsor Locks	Capitol Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Median gross rent	$1,394 (±$187)	$1,411 (±$14)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,183 (±278)	129,474 (±2,440)	462,698 (±4,638)	42,849,984

In Windsor Locks, median gross rent is not measurably different from Capitol Planning Region ($1,411).

It is not measurably different from Connecticut ($1,488).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Capitol Planning Region, Windsor Locks ranks 23 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 98 of 163.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Windsor Locks has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,189 (±$146)	$1,394 (±$187)	+17.2%	No measurable change 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.

Median gross rent in places near Windsor Locks

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Windsor Locks
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Windsor Locks	—	$1,394 (±$187)	—
Suffield Depot	4.0 mi	$1,361 (±$434)	Not measurably different
Windsor	4.1 mi	$1,681 (±$62)	Higher
Southwood Acres	4.6 mi	$1,728 (±$91)	Higher
East Windsor	4.8 mi	$1,459 (±$145)	Not measurably different
East Granby	4.8 mi	$1,341 (±$157)	Not measurably different
Suffield	5.2 mi	$1,424 (±$141)	Not measurably different
Thompsonville	5.3 mi	$1,404 (±$103)	Not measurably different
Broad Brook	5.8 mi	$1,297 (±$202)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Windsor, CT ($1,681), Southwood Acres, CT ($1,728).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Capitol Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
17	Southington	$1,472 (±$77)
18	East Windsor	$1,459 (±$145)
19	Vernon	$1,425 (±$77)
20	Suffield	$1,424 (±$141)
21	Canton	$1,403 (±$358)
22	Berlin	$1,402 (±$88)
23	Windsor Locks	$1,394 (±$187)
24	Wethersfield	$1,370 (±$150)
25	Willington	$1,357 (±$116)
26	East Granby	$1,341 (±$157)
27	Granby	$1,335 (±$169)
28	Marlborough	$1,333 (±$438)
29	Hartford	$1,269 (±$25)

Showing 13 of 38 places in Capitol Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Windsor Locks include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Windsor Locks (community).

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

What is the average rent in Windsor Locks, CT?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Windsor Locks is $1,394 (±$187) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Windsor Locks?

In Windsor Locks, the median gross rent went from $1,189 in 2015–2019 to $1,394 in 2020–2024 (+17.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Windsor Locks cost more than $2,000 a month?

16.0% of rented homes in Windsor Locks have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Windsor Locks higher than in Capitol Planning Region?

In Windsor Locks, median gross rent is not measurably different from Capitol Planning Region ($1,411).

It is not measurably different from Connecticut ($1,488).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

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 town, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:87070, in state:09 county:110).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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