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Cornwall vs Killingly vs Seymour 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

Cornwall has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Killingly has the youngest population (median age 39.5).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).

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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.

MeasureCornwallKillinglySeymourWindsor Locks
People
Population
1,425Lowest
17,867Highest
16,889
12,579
Median age
53.9±5.1Highest
31% above CT
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
41.6±3
about the CT average
41.4±2.6
about the CT average
Kids under 18
14.9%±2.8Lowest
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
19.3%±3.9
CT: 20.2%
18.6%±3.4
CT: 20.2%
Killingly and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.4%±2.5Highest
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
16.8%±2.4Lowest
CT: 18.5%
18.2%±2.7
CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
59.1%Highest
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
33.3%
CT: 42.5%
28.6%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.9%±3Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
6.4%±2.1Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.8
CT: 7.1%
Seymour and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$128,864±$34kHighest
35% above CT
$84,350±$8k
12% below CT
$107,708±$15k
12% above CT
$81,205±$13kLowest
15% below CT
Cornwall and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$554,600±$106kHighest
51% above CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$370,000±$19k
about the CT average
$258,800±$14kLowest
29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,047±$121
30% below CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,608±$86Highest
8% above CT
$1,394±$187
6% below CT
Seymour and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,792
13% below CT
$3,922
41% below CT
$6,635Highest
about the CT average
$3,688Lowest
44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.8%±31.9
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
45.2%±17.3
CT: 52.6%
58.2%±16.8Highest
CT: 52.6%
Windsor Locks and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.2%
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
6.7%Lowest
CT: 10%
10.9%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.3%Highest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
74.2%
CT: 66.5%
77.1%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1959Lowest
8 yrs older than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1973Highest
6 yrs newer than CT
1961
6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
13% above CT
28 min
5% above CT
32 minHighest
21% above CT
22 minLowest
17% below CT
Work from home
32.4%±13.6Highest
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
CT: 16%
16.4%±3.5
CT: 16%
17.7%±3.7
CT: 16%
Cornwall and Windsor Locks 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 — #136 of 149 in CT #105 of 149 in CT #109 of 149 in CT
School district Cornwall School District Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Seymour School District Windsor Locks School District
High school in town None in town Killingly High School Seymour High School Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1
11.8Highest
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.