What stands out worked out from the figures below

North Canaan has the most kids (26.5% 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	North Canaan	Windsor Locks
People
Population	3,221Lowest	12,579Highest
Median age	35.7±5.7Lowest 13% below CT	41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average
	Windsor Locks and North Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	26.5%±7.6Highest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	North Canaan and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	14.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5%
	Windsor Locks and North Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	23.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.3%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor Locks and North Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$71,976±$26kLowest 25% below CT	$81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT
	Windsor Locks and North Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$267,300±$59kHighest 27% below CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
	North Canaan and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,146±$152Lowest 23% below CT	$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT
	Windsor Locks and North Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,893Highest 41% below CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	25.1%±14.3Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	13.4%Highest CT: 10%	10.9%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	61.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Highest 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	22 minHighest 15% below CT	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	12.1%±5.3Lowest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%
	Windsor Locks and North Canaan 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	#91 of 149 in CT	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	North Canaan 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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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.