What stands out worked out from the figures below

Fairfield has the most expensive homes ($781k 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	Fairfield	Windsor Locks
People
Population	63,416Highest	12,579Lowest
Median age	40.1±0.9Lowest about the CT average	41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average
	Windsor Locks and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	24%±1.3Highest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	16.6%±1Lowest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5%
	Windsor Locks and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	71.1%Highest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	11%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$172,432±$8kHighest 80% above CT	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$780,500±$32kHighest 113% above CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,185±$134Highest 47% above CT	$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	53.5%±7.7Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.7%Lowest CT: 10%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.3%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT	1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 24% above CT	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	28.4%±1.9Highest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#21 of 149 in CT	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Fairfield School District	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	Fairfield Ludlowe High School	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.1Highest	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.