Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
East Windsor grades C+ overall, ranked 121st of 151 in Connecticut, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $96K. On the other side, its schools rank behind 77% of the state's. On hazard risk, just 16 of Connecticut’s 175 towns do better. Its National Register listings include St. John's Episcopal Church and East Windsor Academy. Among 118 Connecticut towns, just 5 have a lower midpoint home value than East Windsor.
Where East Windsor beats most towns.
St. John's Episcopal Church| Widest gap | East Windsor | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 10% |
Census counts: 3,400 in 1820, 11,190 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1869 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far East Windsor is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Windsor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
14 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
10 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
11 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
10 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney Stadium
26 mi Theme parkLake CompounceLake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Windsor, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in East Windsor.
East Windsor is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Connecticut; it also reports more crime than Enfield and its other graded neighbors and trails South Windsor and its other neighbors on schools.
Within Connecticut it is less healthy than 67% of the 154 graded towns: Connecticut sets a high bar.
15% of adults say their health is fair or poor in East Windsor, close to Connecticut’s towns (14%) and below U.S. towns (19%). Among adults locally, 83% had a checkup this year. CDC measures, 32 in all: East Windsor beats Connecticut on 6 and trails on 1.
| East Windsor | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 9.7% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 19% |
| What stands out | East Windsor | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 10% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Each of its 5 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than that grade, South Windsor highest at A−.
Its public schools are run by the East Windsor School District. Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The 3 public schools in East Windsor teach 1,018 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broad Brook Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 441 | C |
| East Windsor High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 259 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests and graduation
For households in East Windsor, the share who own their home is 70%. The rent at the middle of the market for East Windsor comes to $1,459 a month, near the Connecticut town median ($1,448 a month) and above the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Values rose 3.3% in the 12 months to September 2026.
| East Windsor | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 70% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,459 a month | $1,448 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Only 7 of the 155 Connecticut towns we compare have a higher typical July afternoon high than East Windsor. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Each of the 4 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Enfield (C+) to Windsor Locks (B). At 25 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 83% of Connecticut’s graded towns.
In East Windsor, the level of property crime is 13.1 per 1,000 residents. Its violent crime rate stands at 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
| East Windsor | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.1 per 1,000 residents | 9.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Commuting out is the norm in East Windsor: 8% of working residents work locally. In East Windsor, a fifth of workers do their job from home. Half commute less than 11 miles. Its typical journey to work comes in at 22 minutes.
| East Windsor | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 15% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
19 flood insurance claims have been paid in East Windsor since 1984. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 64% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in East Windsor break down as 74% from inland flooding and 9% from hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The trail network density for East Windsor comes to 0.5 miles per square mile. 14 miles of trail wind through 10 parks and preserves. Also worth knowing: the biggest place to walk is Scantic River State Park, 228 acres with 3.4 miles of trail.
| East Windsor | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 11% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Scantic River State Park | 3.4 mi | 228 |
| 2. Dr. John E. Flaherty Field Trial Area & Wildlife Management Area | 2.4 mi | 504 |
| 3. Town Farm Park | 0.2 mi | 38 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
East Windsor: just over two in five adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Children under 18 are 16% of residents (20% statewide). The midpoint age in the town is 45.9 years.
| East Windsor | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| Median age | 45.9 years | 44.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 45% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women.
| East Windsor | CT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.7% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.3% | 9.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.3% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.4% | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.7% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.7% | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.9% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.2% | 19.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
14 within 15 miles of the center of East Windsor
About 6 of every 100 East Windsor residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
6 places in East Windsor on the National Register of Historic Places.
15 notable people were born in East Windsor.
Town in Connecticut, United States
East Windsor is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 11,190 at the 2020 census. The town has five villages: Broad Brook, Melrose, Scantic, Warehouse Point and Windsorville.
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7 towns share a border with East Windsor.
All 5 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; Enfield (C+) is closest. Ellington next door grades higher for schools (B+ to East Windsor’s C−) and lower for cost of living (D to C).
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Windsor | #121 | C+ | C | C+ | C− | A− |
| Enfield | #118 | C+ | C | C+ | C | B+ |
| Ellington | #59 | B+ | D | — | B+ | A |
| Windsor | #108 | C+ | C− | B− | C | A− |
| South Windsor | #34 | A− | C− | B | A− | A+ |
| Broad Brook | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windsor Locks | #94 | B− | C+ | B | C | B+ |
| Southwood Acres | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ellington reports no FBI crime data of its own. Broad Brook and Southwood Acres aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare East Windsor with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
East Windsor grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #121 of 151 in Connecticut. It grades A− for health, C+ for safety and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 3.4 years of the area's median household income ($95,118 across the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
15 notable people were born here, including Jonathan Edwards and Sereno Watson.
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