What stands out worked out from the figures below

Union has the most expensive homes ($330k median).

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	Union	Windsor Locks
People
Population	944Lowest	12,579Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+0.9% CT: +0.9%
Median age	49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average
Kids under 18	16.9%±4.3Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Windsor Locks and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	24%Lowest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor Locks and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$88,958±$14kHighest 7% below CT	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
	Union and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$330,400±$26kHighest 10% below CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,394±$187 6% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,793Highest 28% below CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Union and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Lowest CT: 10%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.9%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above CT	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Union School District	—
High school in town	None in town	—
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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.