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Coventry vs Killingly vs Windsor vs Burrillville

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Windsor has the most people working from home (16.1%).
Burrillville has the highest household income ($120k).

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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.

MeasureCoventryKillinglyWindsorBurrillville
People
Population
35,907Highest
17,867
29,468
16,427Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
— —
+1.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44±1.1
13% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
43.7±1.9
12% above U.S.
45.1±4.6Highest
16% above U.S.
Burrillville and Coventry 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%
19.1%±3.3
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%±2
U.S.: 17.2%
20.3%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Burrillville and Windsor 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%
25%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.5%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.7%±2.7Lowest
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±$8k
30% above U.S.
$119,813±$16kHighest
48% above U.S.
Burrillville and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$356,200±$11k
7% above U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$305,200±$11k
8% below U.S.
$384,400±$18kHighest
16% above U.S.
Burrillville and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,206±$155
15% below U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,681±$62Highest
19% above U.S.
$1,206±$251
15% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,099
63% above U.S.
$3,922Lowest
26% above U.S.
$5,351Highest
72% above U.S.
$4,667
50% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.5%±11.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
44.9%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
32.1%±14.5Lowest
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%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.5%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%
81.6%
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.
1970
10 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
28 min
6% above U.S.
21 minLowest
19% below U.S.
35 minHighest
33% above 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%
11.5%±3.1
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor and Burrillville 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 #30 of 38 in RI
School district Coventry Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District Burrillville
High school in town Coventry High School Killingly High School Windsor High School Burrillville High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.3Highest
11.1
10.2Lowest
12.0
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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.