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Glocester vs Killingly vs Tiverton 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

Glocester has the most homeowners (91%).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Tiverton has the most expensive homes ($412k median).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).

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.

MeasureGlocesterKillinglyTivertonWindsor Locks
People
Population
10,221Lowest
17,867Highest
16,189
12,579
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
Median age
50.8±4.3
31% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
51.1±2.4Highest
31% above U.S.
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
Tiverton and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.8%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
22.2%±3.4
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
25.3%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Tiverton and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8Highest
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
$113,508±$7kHighest
41% above U.S.
$84,350±$8k
4% above U.S.
$106,036±$10k
31% above U.S.
$81,205±$13kLowest
about the U.S. average
Glocester and Tiverton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$396,500±$28k
19% above U.S.
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$411,900±$24kHighest
24% above U.S.
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
Tiverton and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,417±$627Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,247±$152
12% below U.S.
$1,394±$187
about the U.S. average
Glocester and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,248Highest
68% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$4,767
53% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
64.5%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.8%±10.9
U.S.: 51.1%
31.4%±8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Glocester and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975Highest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1972
8 yrs older than U.S.
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
30% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
28 min
5% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
Work from home
13.1%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.5%±3.6
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor Locks and Tiverton 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 #12 of 38 in RI #136 of 149 in CT #15 of 38 in RI #109 of 149 in CT
School district Foster-Glocester · Glocester Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Tiverton Windsor Locks School District
High school in town Ponaganset High School Killingly High School Tiverton High School Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.8Highest
11.1
10.0
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.