What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).

Cornwall Bridge has the most expensive homes ($371k 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 Locks	Cornwall Bridge
People
Population	12,579Highest	248Lowest
Median age	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average	50.4±11.4Highest 23% above CT
	Cornwall Bridge and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.2%±11.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Cornwall Bridge and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5%	25%±11.4Highest CT: 18.5%
	Cornwall Bridge 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+	28.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	26.2%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	2.4%±6.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor Locks and Cornwall Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$81,205±$13k 15% below CT	—
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT	$371,100±$64kHighest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT	$911±$105Lowest 39% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT	$4,107Highest 38% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58.2%±16.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	89.3%±61Highest CT: 52.6%
	Cornwall Bridge and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	10.9%Lowest CT: 10%	19%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	77.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	71.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Highest 6 yrs older than CT	1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 17% below CT	35 minHighest 31% above CT
Work from home	17.7%±3.7Lowest CT: 16%	19.8%±15.7Highest CT: 16%
	Cornwall Bridge and Windsor Locks 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	#109 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Windsor Locks School District	—
High school in town	Windsor Locks High School	—
Students per teacherat that high school	8.9	—
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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.