What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).

Griswold has the oldest population (median age 48.1).

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	Griswold
People
Population	12,579Highest	11,530Lowest
Median age	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average	48.1±3.9Highest 17% above CT
Kids under 18	18.6%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2%	18.5%±3.7Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Windsor Locks and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.2%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5%	17.8%±3.5Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Windsor Locks and Griswold 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%	19.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	1.8%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$81,205±$13kHighest 15% below CT	$78,719±$11kLowest 18% below CT
	Windsor Locks and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT	$275,900±$42kHighest 25% below CT
	Griswold and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT	$1,177±$65Lowest 21% below CT
	Windsor Locks and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT	$4,628Highest 30% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%	57.5%±15.5Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and Griswold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	10.9%Highest CT: 10%	7.6%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	77.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	73.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT	1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 17% below CT	31 minHighest 17% above CT
Work from home	17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%	9%±3.6Lowest CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#109 of 149 in CT	#118 of 149 in CT
School district	Windsor Locks School District	Griswold School District
High school in town	Windsor Locks High School	Griswold High School
Students per teacherat that high school	8.9Lowest	11.5Highest
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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.