Compare towns
Hartford vs Killingly vs Windsor Locks vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hartford has the most renters (74.3% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Windsor has the highest household income ($105k).
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.
| Measure | Hartford | Killingly | Windsor Locks | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 121,127Highest |
17,867 |
12,579Lowest |
29,468 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3% CT: +0.9% |
— | — | — |
| Median age | 33.1±0.6Lowest 19% below CT |
39.5±3 4% below CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
| Windsor and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±1.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.8%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
| Hartford and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 12.2%±0.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Windsor and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
22.9% CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
43.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.2%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $46,411±$3kLowest 52% below CT |
$84,350±$8k 12% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,600±$8kLowest 38% below CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$305,200±$11kHighest 17% below CT |
| Windsor and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,269±$25 15% below CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,603 31% below CT |
$3,922 41% below CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,351Highest 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.4%±3.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Hartford and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 26.3%Highest CT: 10% |
11.4% CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 25.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
71.6% CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1970Highest 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 13% below CT |
28 minHighest 5% above CT |
22 min 17% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±1.3Lowest CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Windsor 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 | #146 of 149 in CT | #136 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Judicial Centers | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Windsor Locks School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy | Killingly High School | Windsor Locks High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.9Highest |
11.1 |
8.9Lowest |
10.2 |
| 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.