What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ridgefield has the most expensive homes ($836k 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	Ridgefield	Windsor Locks
People
Population	25,109Highest	12,579Lowest
Median age	45.1±1.4Highest 10% above CT	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average
	Ridgefield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	24.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	18.7%±1.9Highest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Ridgefield 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+	72.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor Locks and Ridgefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$179,219±$12kHighest 87% above CT	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$836,200±$26kHighest 128% above CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,026±$200Highest 36% above CT	$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	53.3%±12Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and Ridgefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.5%Lowest CT: 10%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 25% above CT	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	29.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#4 of 149 in CT	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Ridgefield School District	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	Ridgefield High School	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.4Highest	8.9Lowest
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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.