What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Hampton has the highest household income ($109k).

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	Hampton
People
Population	12,579Highest	1,647Lowest
Median age	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average	51.5±5.3Highest 25% above CT
Kids under 18	18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	19.7%±5.3Highest CT: 20.2%
	Hampton 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%	26.1%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5%	29.9%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	1.9%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT	$109,167±$19kHighest 14% above CT
	Hampton and Windsor Locks 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	$295,800±$27kHighest 19% below CT
	Hampton 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	$1,285±$288Lowest 14% below CT
	Windsor Locks and Hampton 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	$4,364Highest 34% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%	52.5%±51.5Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and Hampton 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%	5.7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%	90%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT	1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 17% below CT	29 minHighest 9% above CT
Work from home	17.7%±3.7 CT: 16%	17.7%±5.1 CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#109 of 149 in CT	—
School district	Windsor Locks School District	Hampton School District
High school in town	Windsor Locks High School	None in town
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.