What stands out worked out from the figures below

Stafford has the most kids (21.5% under 18).

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	Stafford	Windsor Locks
People
Population	11,511Lowest	12,579Highest
Median age	46.7±4.8Highest 14% above CT	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average
	Stafford and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.5%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Stafford and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22%±3Highest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Stafford 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+	28.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor Locks and Stafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$93,235±$16kHighest about the CT average	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
	Stafford and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$263,800±$22kHighest 28% below CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
	Stafford and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,086±$85Lowest 27% below CT	$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,131Highest 23% below CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.5%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and Stafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.4%Lowest CT: 10%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	79.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest about the CT average	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	11%±3.5Lowest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%
	Windsor Locks and Stafford 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	#96 of 149 in CT	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Stafford School District	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	Stafford High School	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.8Highest	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.