What stands out worked out from the figures below

Southbridge Town has the most renters (57.3% 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	Southbridge Town	Windsor Locks
People
Population	17,928Highest	12,579Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+6.1% U.S.: +7.4%	—
Median age	40.9±2.4Lowest 5% above U.S.	41.4±2.6Highest 6% above U.S.
	Windsor Locks and Southbridge Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.9%±3Highest U.S.: 22%	18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Southbridge Town and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	14.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	18.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Windsor Locks and Southbridge Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	28.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Windsor Locks and Southbridge Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$66,287±$8kLowest 18% below U.S.	$81,205±$13kHighest about the U.S. average
	Windsor Locks and Southbridge Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$294,800±$18kHighest 11% below U.S.	$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,256±$79Lowest 11% below U.S.	$1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average
	Windsor Locks and Southbridge Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,400Highest 41% above U.S.	$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	55.8%±8.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Windsor Locks and Southbridge Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	15.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	10.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	42.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	77.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S.	1961Highest 19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minHighest 7% above U.S.	22 minLowest 17% below U.S.
Work from home	4.8%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#282 of 282 in MA	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Southbridge	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	Southbridge High School	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.8Highest	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.