What stands out worked out from the figures below

Harwinton has the highest household income ($130k).

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	Harwinton	Windsor Locks
People
Population	5,575Lowest	12,579Highest
Median age	46.1±4.3Highest 12% above CT	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average
	Harwinton and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20%±4.2Highest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Harwinton and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.1%±3.5Highest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Harwinton 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+	40.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.7%±2.9Highest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Harwinton 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	$129,643±$18kHighest 35% above CT	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$352,100±$16kHighest 4% below CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,504±$200Highest about the CT average	$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT
	Harwinton and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,503Highest 17% below CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	27.8%±27.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and Harwinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.8%Lowest CT: 10%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961 6 yrs older than CT	1961 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest 3% below CT	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	13.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%
	Windsor Locks and Harwinton 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	#34 of 149 in CT	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 10	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	None in town	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	8.9
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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.