What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pawtucket has the most renters (49.9% rent).

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	Pawtucket	Windsor Locks
People
Population	75,893Highest	12,579Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+6.3% U.S.: +7.4%	—
Median age	37.1±0.8Lowest 5% below U.S.	41.4±2.6Highest 6% above U.S.
Kids under 18	22.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22%	18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Pawtucket and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	14.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	18.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Windsor Locks and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	28.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.6%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Windsor Locks and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$68,310±$4kLowest 15% below U.S.	$81,205±$13kHighest about the U.S. average
	Windsor Locks and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$325,500±$8kHighest about the U.S. average	$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,208±$39Lowest 15% below U.S.	$1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average
	Windsor Locks and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,115Highest 32% above U.S.	$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Windsor Locks and Pawtucket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	10.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	50.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	77.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S.	1961Highest 19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest 3% below U.S.	22 minLowest 17% below U.S.
Work from home	9.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#35 of 38 in RI	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Blackstone Academy · Pawtucket	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	William E. Tolman High	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	14.6Highest	8.9Lowest
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U.S. 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.