What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).

Canton has the most people working from home (24.8%).

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	Windsor	Canton
People
Population	29,468Highest	10,144Lowest
Median age	43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT	45.3±5.2Highest 10% above CT
	Canton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2%	22.6%±4Highest CT: 20.2%
	Canton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20%±2Lowest CT: 18.5%	23.5%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5%
	Canton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	43.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%	57.2%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1%	2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$104,725±$8kLowest 9% above CT	$117,991±$20kHighest 23% above CT
	Canton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$305,200±$11kLowest 17% below CT	$395,300±$24kHighest 8% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT	$1,403±$358Lowest 6% below CT
	Windsor and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,351Lowest 19% below CT	$7,232Highest 9% above CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	59.9%±28.9Highest CT: 52.6%
	Canton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.7%Highest CT: 10%	5.7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	83.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT	1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 19% below CT	29 minHighest 9% above CT
Work from home	16.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16%	24.8%±6.1Highest CT: 16%
	Canton and Windsor 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	#117 of 149 in CT	#22 of 149 in CT
School district	Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District	Canton School District
High school in town	Windsor High School	Canton High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.2Highest	9.6Lowest
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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.