What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hartford has the most renters (74.3% rent).

Windsor Locks has the most homeowners (77.1%).

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	Hartford	Windsor Locks
People
Population	121,127Highest	12,579Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-3% CT: +0.9%	—
Median age	33.1±0.6Lowest 19% below CT	41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average
Kids under 18	22.7%±1.1Highest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Hartford and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	12.2%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	9.2%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$46,411±$3kLowest 52% below CT	$81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$228,600±$8kLowest 38% below CT	$258,800±$14kHighest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,269±$25Lowest 15% below CT	$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT
	Windsor Locks and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,603Highest 31% below CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	59.4%±3.4Highest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Hartford and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	26.3%Highest CT: 10%	10.9%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	25.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT	1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minHighest 13% below CT	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	9.4%±1.3Lowest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#146 of 149 in CT	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Judicial Centers	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	15.9Highest	8.9Lowest
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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.