What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lisbon has the most homeowners (97.9%).

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	Lisbon	Windsor Locks
People
Population	4,211Lowest	12,579Highest
Median age	44.5±5.2Highest 8% above CT	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average
	Lisbon and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.1%±6.4Highest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Lisbon and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.3%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Lisbon 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+	19.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor Locks and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$92,708±$12kHighest 3% below CT	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
	Lisbon and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$315,700±$26kHighest 14% below CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,394±$187 6% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,044Highest 39% below CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±75.1Highest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Lisbon and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.6%Lowest CT: 10%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	97.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above CT	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	8.3%±3.4Lowest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#102 of 149 in CT	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Lisbon School District	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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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.