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Clinton 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

Clinton has the highest household income ($125k).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).

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.

MeasureClintonKillinglyWindsor Locks
People
Population
13,377
17,867Highest
12,579Lowest
Median age
50.5±3Highest
23% above CT
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
41.4±2.6
about the CT average
Kids under 18
15.7%±2.4Lowest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
18.6%±3.4
CT: 20.2%
Killingly and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.1%±2.6Highest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
18.2%±2.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Clinton and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
43.6%Highest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
28.6%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
Windsor Locks and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$124,824±$14kHighest
30% above CT
$84,350±$8k
12% below CT
$81,205±$13kLowest
15% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$380,000±$14kHighest
4% above CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$258,800±$14kLowest
29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,395±$105Highest
6% below CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,394±$187
6% below CT
Clinton and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,151Highest
7% below CT
$3,922
41% below CT
$3,688Lowest
44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.5%±14.6
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
58.2%±16.8Highest
CT: 52.6%
Windsor Locks and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.7%Lowest
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
10.9%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.7%Highest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
77.1%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Highest
1 yr newer than CT
1968Highest
1 yr newer than CT
1961Lowest
6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
10% above CT
28 min
5% above CT
22 minLowest
17% below CT
Work from home
11.3%±2.1
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
CT: 16%
17.7%±3.7Highest
CT: 16%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #81 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT #109 of 149 in CT
School district Clinton School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Windsor Locks School District
High school in town The Morgan School Killingly High School Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school
9.7
11.1Highest
8.9Lowest
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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.