What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bridgewater has the most expensive homes ($693k 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	Bridgewater	Windsor Locks
People
Population	1,658Lowest	12,579Highest
Median age	55.9±4.4Highest 36% above CT	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average
Kids under 18	14.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Windsor Locks and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	37%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	59.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.8%±5.3Highest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Bridgewater and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$159,365±$5kHighest 66% above CT	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$693,000±$75kHighest 89% above CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,467±$233Highest about the CT average	$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT
	Bridgewater and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,869Highest 3% above CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.8%±43Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3%Lowest CT: 10%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 11% above CT	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	25.2%±5Highest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Bridgewater and Windsor Locks 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	—	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 12	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	None in town	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	8.9
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

CT 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.