It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Winchester has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Winchester has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Winchester than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Winchester may be for you.
In terms of college education, Winchester is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.10% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Winchester in 2022 was $40,244, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,976 for a family of four. However, Winchester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Winchester is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Winchester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winchester residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Winchester include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Winchester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
