What stands out worked out from the figures below

Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).

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	Fall River	Windsor Locks
People
Population	94,082Highest	12,579Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+5.8% U.S.: +7.4%	—
Median age	39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average	41.4±2.6Highest 6% above U.S.
	Windsor Locks and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.9%±1.2Highest U.S.: 22%	18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Fall River and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	18.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Windsor Locks and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	16.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	28.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.1%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Windsor Locks and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$56,673±$3kLowest 30% below U.S.	$81,205±$13kHighest about the U.S. average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$395,500±$11kHighest 19% above U.S.	$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,155±$27Lowest 18% below U.S.	$1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,953Highest 27% above U.S.	$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	52.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Windsor Locks and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	19.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	10.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	77.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S.	1961Highest 19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest about the U.S. average	22 minLowest 17% below U.S.
Work from home	7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#262 of 282 in MA	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	B M C Durfee High	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.3Highest	8.9Lowest
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U.S. 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.