What stands out worked out from the figures below

Amesbury has the most expensive homes ($519k median).

Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Amesbury	Windsor Locks
People
Population	17,403Highest	12,579Lowest
Median age	43.7±1.7Highest 12% above U.S.	41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S.
	Amesbury and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22%	18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Amesbury and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.2%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2%	18.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.1%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Windsor Locks and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$103,554±$12kHighest 28% above U.S.	$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average
	Amesbury and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$519,300±$32kHighest 56% above U.S.	$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,683±$115Highest 19% above U.S.	$1,394±$187Lowest about the U.S. average
	Amesbury and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,360Highest 136% above U.S.	$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	66.7%±10.7Highest U.S.: 51.1%	58.2%±16.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Amesbury and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	68.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	77.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Highest 11 yrs older than U.S.	1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 10% above U.S.	22 minLowest 17% below U.S.
Work from home	17.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Windsor Locks and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#151 of 282 in MA	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Amesbury	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	Amesbury High	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.9Highest	8.9Lowest
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.