What stands out worked out from the figures below

Farmington has the highest household income ($141k).

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	Farmington	Windsor Locks
People
Population	27,134Highest	12,579Lowest
Median age	43.5±1.4Highest 6% above CT	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average
	Farmington and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.9%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Farmington and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.4%±1.8Highest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Farmington 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+	68.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.6%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Farmington and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$141,120±$10kHighest 47% above CT	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$432,700±$14kHighest 18% above CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,807±$82Highest 21% above CT	$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,771Highest about the CT average	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.1%±7.5Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.2%Lowest CT: 10%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	74.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest 10% below CT	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	22.1%±2.8Highest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Farmington and Windsor Locks 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	#12 of 149 in CT	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Farmington School District	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	Farmington High School	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.8Highest	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.