What stands out worked out from the figures below

East Windsor has the most people working from home (19.6%).

Thomaston has the most kids (20.5% under 18).

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 Windsor	Thomaston
People
Population	11,213Highest	7,492Lowest
Median age	45.9±5.4Highest 12% above CT	41.5±7.7Lowest about the CT average
	East Windsor and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.9%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.5%±5.2Highest CT: 20.2%
	Thomaston and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.9%±3.5Highest CT: 18.5%	18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 18.5%
	East Windsor and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41.1%Highest CT: 42.5%	34%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1%	5.5%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
	East Windsor and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$96,250±$14kLowest about the CT average	$103,218±$15kHighest 8% above CT
	Thomaston and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$277,100±$26kLowest 24% below CT	$282,600±$23kHighest 23% below CT
	Thomaston and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,459±$145Highest about the CT average	$1,037±$147Lowest 30% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,873Lowest 27% below CT	$5,915Highest 11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	30.4%±13.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	57.9%±22Highest CT: 52.6%
	Thomaston and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.2%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	69.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%	77.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 15% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	19.6%±5.5Highest CT: 16%	7.6%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#129 of 149 in CT	#106 of 149 in CT
School district	East Windsor School District	Thomaston School District
High school in town	East Windsor High School	Thomaston High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.6Lowest	10.7Highest
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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.