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Goshen vs Killingly vs Roxbury vs Windsor Locks

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Goshen has the highest household income ($152k).
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($715k median).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).

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.

MeasureGoshenKillinglyRoxburyWindsor Locks
People
Population
3,196
17,867Highest
2,185Lowest
12,579
Median age
51.4±3.6
25% above CT
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
54.7±1.8Highest
33% above CT
41.4±2.6
about the CT average
Roxbury and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.3%±3.9
CT: 20.2%
19.8%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
14.3%±4Lowest
CT: 20.2%
18.6%±3.4
CT: 20.2%
Killingly and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.8%±5.4
CT: 18.5%
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
31%±5.5Highest
CT: 18.5%
18.2%±2.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Roxbury and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
56.7%
CT: 42.5%
22.9%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
65.2%Highest
CT: 42.5%
28.6%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±1.8Lowest
CT: 7.1%
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
5.8%±3.3
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.8Highest
CT: 7.1%
Windsor Locks and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$152,093±$27kHighest
59% above CT
$84,350±$8k
12% below CT
$123,864±$27k
29% above CT
$81,205±$13kLowest
15% below CT
Goshen and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$482,400±$71k
31% above CT
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$714,500±$77kHighest
95% above CT
$258,800±$14kLowest
29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,250±$724
16% below CT
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,713±$418Highest
15% above CT
$1,394±$187
6% below CT
Roxbury and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,292
20% below CT
$3,922
41% below CT
$6,591Highest
about the CT average
$3,688Lowest
44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.8%±25.1Lowest
CT: 52.6%
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
61.5%±48.3Highest
CT: 52.6%
58.2%±16.8
CT: 52.6%
Roxbury and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.5%
CT: 10%
11.4%Highest
CT: 10%
3.7%Lowest
CT: 10%
10.9%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.3%Highest
CT: 66.5%
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
82.7%
CT: 66.5%
77.1%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
18 yrs newer than CT
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1981
14 yrs newer than CT
1961Lowest
6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
42 minHighest
58% above CT
28 min
5% above CT
37 min
38% above CT
22 minLowest
17% below CT
Work from home
13.4%±5.9
CT: 16%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
CT: 16%
17.4%±6.6
CT: 16%
17.7%±3.7Highest
CT: 16%
Windsor Locks and Roxbury 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
School district Regional School District 20 Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Regional School District 12 Windsor Locks School District
High school in town None in town Killingly High School None in town Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1Highest
—
8.9Lowest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet None yet

CT 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.