What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most people working from home (15%).

Ira has the oldest population (median age 54.1).

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	Ira
People
Population	254Lowest	381Highest
Median age	40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S.	54.1±5.5Highest 39% above U.S.
	Ira and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22%	10.5%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Windsor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	15.7%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	28.9%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	37.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4%	3.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Windsor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$103,750±$40kHighest 29% above U.S.	$71,827±$5kLowest 11% below U.S.
	Windsor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$337,500±$40kHighest about the U.S. average	$272,900±$18kLowest 18% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$942±$52 33% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,381Lowest 8% above U.S.	$4,146Highest 33% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1%	36.4%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Windsor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	10.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	90.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S.	1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 22% above U.S.	28 minLowest 6% above U.S.
Work from home	15%±16.5Highest U.S.: 15.1%	2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Windsor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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U.S. 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.