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Devens vs Killingly vs Windsor Locks vs Millville

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Devens has the most people working from home (28.5%).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Millville has the most homeowners (86.9%).

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.

MeasureDevensKillinglyWindsor LocksMillville
People
Population
1,723Lowest
17,867Highest
12,579
3,160
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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-0.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48.6±4.3Highest
25% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
46±2.2
18% above U.S.
Devens and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
5.5%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
17.7%±3.5
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14%±5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
15.8%±5.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
30.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±4.2
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Windsor Locks and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$189,250±$63kHighest
134% above U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$81,205±$13kLowest
about the U.S. average
$127,188±$32k
58% above U.S.
Devens and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$556,800±$96kHighest
67% above U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
$444,600±$25k
34% above U.S.
Devens and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,500±$539Highest
6% above U.S.
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,394±$187
about the U.S. average
$1,468±$234
4% above U.S.
Devens and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,556Highest
78% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
$5,327
71% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
85.4%±64.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8
U.S.: 51.1%
36.2%±24.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Devens and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
25.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
86.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1950Lowest
30 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1961
19 yrs older than U.S.
1974Highest
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
32 minHighest
21% above U.S.
Work from home
28.5%±11.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Devens 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 #109 of 149 in CT #180 of 282 in MA
School district — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Windsor Locks School District Blackstone-Millville
High school in town — Killingly High School Windsor Locks High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1Highest
8.9Lowest
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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.