What stands out worked out from the figures below

Colchester has the highest household income ($122k).

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	Colchester	Windsor Locks
People
Population	15,648Highest	12,579Lowest
Median age	43.5±3.8Highest 6% above CT	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average
	Colchester and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.7%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Colchester and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.3%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Colchester and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	49.7%Highest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor Locks and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$122,390±$14kHighest 28% above CT	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$366,800±$16kHighest about the CT average	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,474±$153Highest about the CT average	$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT
	Colchester and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,212Highest 6% below CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	44.4%±10.4Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.9%Lowest CT: 10%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	76.5%Lowest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 14% above CT	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	18.4%±3.8Highest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Colchester 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	#64 of 149 in CT	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Colchester School District	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	Bacon Academy	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.8Highest	8.9Lowest
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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.