What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ledyard has the most kids (27.5% under 18).

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	Ledyard	Windsor Locks
People
Population	15,433Highest	12,579Lowest
Median age	37.1±1.4Lowest 10% below CT	41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average
Kids under 18	27.5%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	17.4%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5%
	Windsor Locks and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor Locks and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$107,975±$10kHighest 13% above CT	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$326,200±$27kHighest 11% below CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,629±$247Highest 9% above CT	$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT
	Ledyard and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,371Highest 4% below CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	54%±27Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and Ledyard 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%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.7%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minHighest 17% below CT	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	9.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#99 of 149 in CT	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Ledyard School District	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	Ledyard High School	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.5Highest	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.