What stands out worked out from the figures below

Eastford has the most expensive homes ($356k median).

Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).

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	Eastford	Windsor Locks
People
Population	1,679Lowest	12,579Highest
Median age	48.3±5.9Highest 18% above CT	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average
	Eastford and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Windsor Locks and Eastford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.5%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	39.4%Highest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor Locks and Eastford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$97,422±$20kHighest about the CT average	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
	Eastford and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$355,500±$16kHighest 3% below CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,097±$173Lowest 26% below CT	$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT
	Windsor Locks and Eastford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,493Highest 32% below CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.9%±32.6Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and Eastford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.2%Lowest CT: 10%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	35 minHighest 33% above CT	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	14.6%±6.4Lowest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%
	Windsor Locks and Eastford 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	Eastford School District	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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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.