What stands out worked out from the figures below

Middlebury has the most expensive homes ($476k 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	Middlebury	Windsor Locks
People
Population	7,807Lowest	12,579Highest
Median age	44.4±2.3Highest 8% above CT	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average
	Middlebury and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22%±3.8Highest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Middlebury and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.7%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Middlebury 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+	53.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor Locks and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$133,487±$26kHighest 39% above CT	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$476,400±$23kHighest 30% above CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$398±$387Lowest 73% below CT	$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$8,434Highest 27% above CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	12.7%±6.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	5.8%Lowest CT: 10%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.8%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	25 minHighest 5% below CT	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	15.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%
	Windsor Locks and Middlebury 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	#55 of 149 in CT	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 15	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.