What stands out worked out from the figures below

Willington has the most expensive homes ($306k 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	Willington	Windsor Locks
People
Population	5,575Lowest	12,579Highest
Median age	37.5±7.2Lowest 9% below CT	41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average
	Windsor Locks and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	12.8%±4.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Windsor Locks and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.3%±6.4Highest CT: 18.5%	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Willington 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+	33.2%Highest CT: 42.5%	28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	14.6%±6.8Highest CT: 7.1%	5.9%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,114±$12kHighest 5% below CT	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT
	Willington and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$305,800±$48kHighest 17% below CT	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT
	Willington and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,357±$116Lowest 9% below CT	$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT
	Windsor Locks and Willington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,419Highest 18% below CT	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	70%±20.6Highest CT: 52.6%	58.2%±16.8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Willington and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13%Highest CT: 10%	10.9%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	64%Lowest CT: 66.5%	77.1%Highest 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	26 minHighest about the CT average	22 minLowest 17% below CT
Work from home	10.5%±4.7Lowest CT: 16%	17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%
	Windsor Locks and Willington 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	#104 of 149 in CT	#109 of 149 in CT
School district	Willington School District	Windsor Locks School District
High school in town	None in town	Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	8.9
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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.