What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most people working from home (16.1%).

Wolcott has the most homeowners (88.4%).

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	Wolcott
People
Population	29,468Highest	16,279Lowest
Median age	43.7±1.9Lowest 6% above CT	44.4±2.5Highest 8% above CT
	Wolcott 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%	19.4%±3.1Highest CT: 20.2%
	Wolcott 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%	18.8%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Windsor and Wolcott 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 CT: 42.5%	37%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1%	5.3%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor and Wolcott 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 9% above CT	$110,850±$10kHighest 16% above CT
	Wolcott 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	$326,200±$17kHighest 11% below CT
	Wolcott and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT	$1,464±$913Lowest about the CT average
	Windsor and Wolcott 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	$5,799Highest 13% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	44.9%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	49.8%±24.2Highest CT: 52.6%
	Wolcott 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%	1.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	88.4%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	30 minHighest 13% above CT
Work from home	16.1%±3.2Highest CT: 16%	11.2%±3.1Lowest CT: 16%
	Windsor and Wolcott 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	#76 of 149 in CT
School district	Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District	Wolcott School District
High school in town	Windsor High School	Wolcott High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.2Highest	10.1Lowest
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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.