Compare towns
Bridgeport vs Fairfield vs Killingly vs Windsor Locks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgeport has the most renters (57.2% rent).
Fairfield has the most expensive homes ($781k median).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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.
| Measure | Bridgeport | Fairfield | Killingly | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 149,153Highest |
63,416 |
17,867 |
12,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — | — |
| Median age | 36.7±0.7Lowest 11% below CT |
40.1±0.9 about the CT average |
39.5±3 4% below CT |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
| Windsor Locks and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±0.8 CT: 20.2% |
24%±1.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±1 CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Killingly 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+ | 23.4% CT: 42.5% |
71.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±0.7 CT: 7.1% |
11%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $58,685±$2kLowest 39% below CT |
$172,432±$8kHighest 80% above CT |
$84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,900±$9k 25% below CT |
$780,500±$32kHighest 113% above CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,450±$35 about the CT average |
$2,185±$134Highest 47% above CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,496 about the CT average |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$3,922 41% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.5%±3Highest CT: 52.6% |
53.5%±7.7 CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Bridgeport and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 21%Highest CT: 10% |
4.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
11.4% CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 42.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.6% CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 12 yrs older than CT |
1960 7 yrs older than CT |
1968Highest 1 yr newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 15% above CT |
33 minHighest 24% above CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 7.6%±1Lowest CT: 16% |
28.4%±1.9Highest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #148 of 149 in CT | #21 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · The Bridge Academy District | Fairfield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Central High School | Fairfield Ludlowe High School | Killingly High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 18.6Highest |
11.1 |
11.1 |
8.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 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.