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Colebrook vs Windham vs Killingly vs Bozrah

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Colebrook has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Killingly has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Bozrah has the most kids (20.5% under 18).

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.

MeasureColebrookWindhamKillinglyBozrah
People
Population
1,494Lowest
23,961Highest
17,867
2,293
Median age
52.1±5Highest
27% above CT
33.7±1.9Lowest
18% below CT
39.5±3
4% below CT
46.4±7.4
13% above CT
Colebrook and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.9%±3.9Lowest
CT: 20.2%
20.1%±2.4
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
20.5%±5Highest
CT: 20.2%
Bozrah and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26%±4.2Highest
CT: 18.5%
14.3%±1.9Lowest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
21.8%±3.5
CT: 18.5%
Colebrook and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.6%Highest
CT: 42.5%
22.7%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
32.3%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.8
CT: 7.1%
15.2%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
1.9%±1.1Lowest
CT: 7.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$111,250±$17kHighest
16% above CT
$55,736±$5kLowest
42% below CT
$84,350±$8k
12% below CT
$108,516±$11k
13% above CT
Colebrook and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$342,800±$19kHighest
7% below CT
$209,800±$9kLowest
43% below CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$311,200±$26k
15% below CT
Colebrook and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,333±$626
10% below CT
$1,107±$69
26% below CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,426±$108Highest
4% below CT
Bozrah and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,211Highest
7% below CT
$4,633
30% below CT
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$4,438
33% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.1%±55Lowest
CT: 52.6%
57.1%±8.1Highest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
47.2%±12.5
CT: 52.6%
Windham and Bozrah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.3%Lowest
CT: 10%
20.7%Highest
CT: 10%
11.4%
CT: 10%
11.7%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.6%Highest
CT: 66.5%
47.4%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
87.4%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1960
7 yrs older than CT
1956Lowest
11 yrs older than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1969Highest
2 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
29% above CT
24 minLowest
8% below CT
28 min
5% above CT
29 min
8% above CT
Work from home
7%±3.8
CT: 16%
6.1%±1.7Lowest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Highest
CT: 16%
7.5%±3.6
CT: 16%
Killingly and Bozrah 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 — #143 of 149 in CT #136 of 149 in CT —
School district Colebrook School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Bozrah School District
High school in town None in town Windham High School Killingly High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
9.8Lowest
11.1Highest
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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.