What stands out worked out from the figures below

North Stonington has the most expensive homes ($397k median).

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 Stonington	Windsor Locks
People
Population	5,160Lowest	12,579Highest
Median age	50.8±3.8Highest 24% above CT	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average
Kids under 18	16.4%±4.5Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Windsor Locks and North Stonington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25%±5.6Highest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	North Stonington 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+	51.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.1%±2.9Highest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	North Stonington and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$123,938±$10kHighest 29% above CT	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$397,100±$39kHighest 8% above CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,298±$1kLowest 13% below CT	$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT
	Windsor Locks and North Stonington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,224Highest 6% below CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±52.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and North Stonington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	1.5%Lowest CT: 10%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 10 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	6.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#44 of 149 in CT	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	North Stonington School District	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	Wheeler High School	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	8.0Lowest	8.9Highest
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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.