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Coventry vs Douglas vs Killingly vs Windsor Locks

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Douglas has the highest household income ($152k).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
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.

MeasureCoventryDouglasKillinglyWindsor Locks
People
Population
35,907Highest
9,207Lowest
17,867
12,579
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
44±1.1Highest
13% above U.S.
44±2.6Highest
13% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
Kids under 18
18.2%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.2%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
Douglas and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.2%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
15.4%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
31.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
41.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.5%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Windsor Locks and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$102,946±$8k
28% above U.S.
$152,267±$10kHighest
89% above U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$81,205±$13kLowest
about the U.S. average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$356,200±$11k
7% above U.S.
$470,600±$29kHighest
41% above U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,206±$155
15% below U.S.
$1,503±$697Highest
6% above U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,394±$187
about the U.S. average
Douglas and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,099
63% above U.S.
$6,338Highest
103% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.5%±11.1
U.S.: 51.1%
33.9%±17.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor Locks and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82%
U.S.: 65.2%
83.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
34 minHighest
28% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
Work from home
11.3%±2.2
U.S.: 15.1%
20.9%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Douglas 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 #24 of 38 in RI #177 of 282 in MA #136 of 149 in CT #109 of 149 in CT
School district Coventry Douglas Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Windsor Locks School District
High school in town Coventry High School Douglas High School Killingly High School Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.3Highest
7.2Lowest
11.1
8.9
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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.