Windsor Locks, Connecticut
Population: 12,043
Located in Hartford County
Known for years as Pine Meadow, the Town of Windsor Locks was incorporated in 1854. It is located halfway between Hartford, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts, and is easily accessible. With a population of approximately 12,500 it is a small suburban town rich in history and the home of Bradley International Airport the "Gateway to New England". Additionally, Boston and New York are within two and one-half hours rides, respectively. Windsor Locks is the home of the country's first woman governor, Ella Grasso, or the home of Connecticut's oldest weekly newspaper, the Windsor Locks Journal. If you are looking for an extremely reasonable area in which to rent or buy, then look no further than Windsor Locks. A condo sells for around $111,000 and renting a house costs on average $600 per month. If you want to buy a house, the house prices here are significantly less than the national average, and certainly a lot less than most other communities surrounding Windsor Locks. If, at the end of the day, you want some music in your life, why not go and listen to the Hartford Symphony in nearby Hartford? Hartford is located just to the south of Windsor Locks and offers so many opportunities from golf, to art shows, to water sports? basically anything your heart desires. Year round recreational activities are no more than a couple of hours away - whether you choose to go skiing in Vermont just two hours away, or taking in a Broadway play in New York, or the night lights in Boston. Water surrounds you here at Windsor Locks, and the town uses that to its best advantage, and the area is undergoing transformation and revitalization in order to make Windsor Locks more attractive residents, both present and future. Windsor Locks offers residents the joy of a serene lifestyle while being just minutes away from the amenities of a larger city. Windsor Locks is a pleasant option if you are looking for smaller, community living.
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