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Hanson 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

Hanson has the most expensive homes ($513k median).
Killingly has the most affordable homes ($289k median).
Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).

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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.

MeasureHansonKillinglyWindsor
People
Population
1,927
17,867Highest
1,065Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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-7.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44±4.3
13% above U.S.
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
44.8±6.4Highest
15% above U.S.
Windsor and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
25%±5.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
15.8%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Hanson and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±4.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.6%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
41.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.5%±1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Killingly and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$119,211±$24kHighest
48% above U.S.
$84,350±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$115,563±$10k
43% above U.S.
Hanson and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$513,000±$55kHighest
54% above U.S.
$288,600±$15kLowest
13% below U.S.
$389,700±$32k
17% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,044±$141
26% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,429Highest
106% above U.S.
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$3,867Lowest
24% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
42.8%±10.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Killingly and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
96.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1967Lowest
13 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1970Highest
10 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 min
39% above U.S.
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
37 minHighest
41% above U.S.
Work from home
11.2%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.2%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor and Hanson 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 #149 of 282 in MA #136 of 149 in CT —
School district — Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS —
High school in town — Killingly High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1
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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.