What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).

Rocky Hill has the most expensive homes ($337k 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	Rocky Hill
People
Population	12,579Lowest	20,880Highest
Median age	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average	43.2±1.8Highest 5% above CT
	Rocky Hill 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%±3.4Highest CT: 20.2%	16.8%±2.2Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Windsor Locks and Rocky Hill 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%	22.7%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5%
	Rocky Hill 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%Lowest CT: 42.5%	45.3%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	4.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Windsor Locks and Rocky Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT	$99,941±$9kHighest 4% above CT
	Rocky Hill 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	$337,300±$17kHighest 8% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,394±$187Lowest 6% below CT	$1,783±$54Highest 20% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,688Lowest 44% below CT	$6,298Highest 5% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%	33.6%±8Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Windsor Locks and Rocky Hill 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%	4.8%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	77.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	68.3%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT	1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minHighest 17% below CT	21 minLowest 22% below CT
Work from home	17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%	16%±2.6Lowest CT: 16%
	Windsor Locks and Rocky Hill 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	#47 of 149 in CT
School district	Windsor Locks School District	Capitol Region Education Council · Rocky Hill School District
High school in town	Windsor Locks High School	Rocky Hill High School
Students per teacherat that high school	8.9Lowest	11.4Highest
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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.