What stands out worked out from the figures below

Wethersfield has the highest household income ($127k).

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	Wethersfield	Windsor Locks
People
Population	27,250Highest	12,579Lowest
Median age	43.4±1.5Highest 6% above CT	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average
	Wethersfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Wethersfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Wethersfield 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+	54.8%Highest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.3%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor Locks and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$324,600±$11kHighest 12% below CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,370±$150Lowest 8% below CT	$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT
	Windsor Locks and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,296Highest 10% above CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	48.6%±11.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.9%Lowest CT: 10%	10.9%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	80.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT	1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 20% below CT	22 minHighest 17% below CT
Work from home	18%±2.6Highest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%
	Wethersfield 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	#92 of 149 in CT	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	Wethersfield High School	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	13.8Highest	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.