What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lyme has the most expensive homes ($630k median).

Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).

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	Lyme	Windsor Locks
People
Population	2,303Lowest	12,579Highest
Median age	55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average
Kids under 18	13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Windsor Locks and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	63.5%Highest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT	$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT
	Lyme and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,328Highest 10% above CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.9%Lowest CT: 10%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.8%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Highest same as CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 17% above CT	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	27.6%±10Highest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Lyme and Windsor Locks 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	—	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 18	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.