What stands out worked out from the figures below

East Haven has the highest household income ($95k).

Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).

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	East Haven	Windsor Locks
People
Population	27,806Highest	12,579Lowest
Median age	45.7±2.5Highest 11% above CT	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average
	East Haven and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Windsor Locks and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.5%±1.9Highest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	East Haven 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+	25.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±1Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor Locks and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$94,628±$9kHighest about the CT average	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
	East Haven and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$294,200±$12kHighest 20% below CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,528±$132Highest about the CT average	$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT
	East Haven and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,122Highest 23% below CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58.9%±9.9Highest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	East Haven and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.2%Lowest CT: 10%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	74.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Highest same as CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest 9% below CT	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	9%±2.1Lowest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#127 of 149 in CT	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	East Haven School District	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	East Haven High School	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	12.0Highest	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.