Compare towns
Coventry vs Killingly vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most expensive homes ($356k median).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Windsor has the most people working from home (16.1%).
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 | Coventry | Killingly | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 35,907Highest |
17,867Lowest |
29,468 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 44±1.1Highest 13% above U.S. |
39.5±3Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.7±1.9 12% above U.S. |
| Coventry and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Killingly and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Killingly 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% |
22.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor 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. |
$84,350±$8kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$104,725±$8kHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,200±$11kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$288,600±$15kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$305,200±$11k 8% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,206±$155 15% below U.S. |
$1,044±$141Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,681±$62Highest 19% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099 63% above U.S. |
$3,922Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$5,351Highest 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±11.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.9%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Coventry and Windsor 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% |
11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 19% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.3%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.1%±3.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Coventry 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 | #136 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Coventry | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Coventry High School | Killingly High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Highest |
11.1 |
10.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.