What stands out worked out from the figures below

Plymouth has the highest household income ($95k).

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	Plymouth	Windsor Locks
People
Population	11,746Lowest	12,579Highest
Median age	44.6±2.8Highest 9% above CT	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average
	Plymouth and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.6%±2.5Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Windsor Locks and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.9%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Plymouth 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+	29.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.7%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor Locks and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$94,514±$14kHighest about the CT average	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
	Plymouth and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$275,000±$14kHighest 25% below CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
	Plymouth and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,276±$132Lowest 14% below CT	$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT
	Windsor Locks and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,819Highest 12% below CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.9%±26.1Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.5%Lowest CT: 10%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	76.7%Lowest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1965Highest 2 yrs older than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 8% above CT	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	13.4%±5.1Lowest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%
	Windsor Locks and Plymouth 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	#86 of 149 in CT	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Plymouth School District	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	Terryville High School	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.7Highest	8.9Lowest
On TownTapestry
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.