What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most homeowners (82.4%).

Manchester has the most renters (43.1% rent).

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	Manchester
People
Population	29,468Lowest	59,635Highest
Median age	43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT	37±1.2Lowest 10% below CT
Kids under 18	19.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2%	20%±1.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Manchester and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20%±2Highest CT: 18.5%	15.5%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	43.2%Highest CT: 42.5%	40.5%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1%	5.5%±0.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT	$86,840±$4kLowest 9% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT	$247,100±$6kLowest 33% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT	$1,519±$66Lowest about the CT average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,351Lowest 19% below CT	$5,652Highest 15% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	48.1%±6.1Highest CT: 52.6%
	Manchester and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.7%Lowest CT: 10%	10.8%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	56.9%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT	1962Lowest 5 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 19% below CT	23 minHighest 15% below CT
Work from home	16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16%	14.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 16%
	Windsor and Manchester 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	#135 of 149 in CT
School district	Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Odyssey Community School District
High school in town	Windsor High School	Manchester High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.2Lowest	11.1Highest
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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.