What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most affordable homes ($305k median).

Scituate has the most expensive homes ($449k 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	Windsor	Scituate
People
Population	29,468Highest	10,517Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+0.5% U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	43.7±1.9Lowest 12% above U.S.	49.9±4Highest 28% above U.S.
Kids under 18	19.2%±2.1Highest U.S.: 22%	14.9%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Windsor and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	25.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Scituate 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	34.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4%	4.2%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Windsor and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$104,725±$8kLowest 30% above U.S.	$112,315±$23kHighest 39% above U.S.
	Scituate 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 8% below U.S.	$449,300±$26kHighest 35% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,681±$62Highest 19% above U.S.	$1,489±$251Lowest 5% above U.S.
	Windsor and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,351Highest 72% above U.S.	$5,265Lowest 69% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	44.9%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	59.6%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Scituate 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 U.S.: 12.5%	5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Highest 10 yrs older than U.S.	1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 19% below U.S.	31 minHighest 16% above U.S.
Work from home	16.1%±3.2Highest U.S.: 15.1%	13.3%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Windsor and Scituate 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	#17 of 38 in RI
School district	Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District	Scituate
High school in town	Windsor High School	Scituate High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.2Lowest	10.8Highest
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U.S. 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.