What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hampton has the most homeowners (90%).

East Windsor 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	Hampton	East Windsor
People
Population	1,647Lowest	11,213Highest
Median age	51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT	45.9±5.4Lowest 12% above CT
	Hampton and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.7%±5.3Highest CT: 20.2%	15.9%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Hampton and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5%	21.9%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Hampton and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	29.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%	41.1%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±2.2Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT	$96,250±$14kLowest about the CT average
	Hampton and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$295,800±$27kHighest 19% below CT	$277,100±$26kLowest 24% below CT
	Hampton and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,285±$288Lowest 14% below CT	$1,459±$145Highest about the CT average
	East Windsor and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,364Lowest 34% below CT	$4,873Highest 27% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	52.5%±51.5Highest CT: 52.6%	30.4%±13.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Hampton and East Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Lowest CT: 10%	7.2%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90%Highest CT: 66.5%	69.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT	1977Lowest 10 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 9% above CT	22 minLowest 15% below CT
Work from home	17.7%±5.1Lowest CT: 16%	19.6%±5.5Highest CT: 16%
	East Windsor and Hampton 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	—	#129 of 149 in CT
School district	Hampton School District	East Windsor School District
High school in town	None in town	East Windsor High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	9.6
On TownTapestry
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.