What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Woodstock has the most expensive homes ($417k 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	Woodstock
People
Population	12,579Highest	8,319Lowest
Median age	41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average	49.3±5.9Highest 20% above CT
	Woodstock 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%	19%±3.7Highest CT: 20.2%
	Woodstock 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%	22.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5%
	Woodstock 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%	47.7%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%	2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT	$112,011±$21kHighest 17% above CT
	Woodstock 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	$417,200±$22kHighest 14% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT	$1,202±$94Lowest 19% below CT
	Windsor Locks and Woodstock 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	$5,357Highest 19% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6%	22.2%±16Lowest CT: 52.6%
Below poverty line	10.9%Highest CT: 10%	4.4%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5%	83.1%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 17% below CT	31 minHighest 16% above CT
Work from home	17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16%	12.5%±4.5Lowest CT: 16%
	Windsor Locks and Woodstock 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	#85 of 149 in CT
School district	Windsor Locks School District	Woodstock School District · The Woodstock Academy District
High school in town	Windsor Locks High School	The Woodstock Academy
Students per teacherat that high school	8.9Lowest	16.2Highest
On TownTapestry
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.