What stands out worked out from the figures below

Washington has the most expensive homes ($660k 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	Washington	Windsor Locks
People
Population	3,676Lowest	12,579Highest
Median age	49.9±5.5Highest 21% above CT	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average
Kids under 18	19%±4.7Highest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Washington and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26.9%±5.3Highest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	53.7%Highest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.4%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Washington and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$101,549±$16kHighest 6% above CT	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
	Washington and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$660,200±$130kHighest 80% above CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,204±$264Lowest 19% below CT	$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT
	Windsor Locks and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,709Highest 29% below CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	26.1%±24Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9%Lowest CT: 10%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	79%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest 4% below CT	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	20.1%±9Highest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Washington and Windsor Locks 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	#17 of 149 in CT	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 12	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	Shepaug Valley School	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.1Highest	8.9Lowest
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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.