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Killingly vs Baltic vs Seymour 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

Killingly has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Seymour has the most expensive homes ($370k 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.

MeasureKillinglyBalticSeymourWindsor Locks
People
Population
17,867Highest
1,157Lowest
16,889
12,579
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-5.1%
CT: +0.9%
— —
Median age
39.5±3
4% below CT
37.8±15.8Lowest
8% below CT
41.6±3Highest
about the CT average
41.4±2.6
about the CT average
Seymour and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3Highest
CT: 20.2%
15.5%±10.8Lowest
CT: 20.2%
19.3%±3.9
CT: 20.2%
18.6%±3.4
CT: 20.2%
Killingly and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4Highest
CT: 18.5%
15.6%±5.2Lowest
CT: 18.5%
16.8%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
18.2%±2.7
CT: 18.5%
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+
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
16.1%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
33.3%Highest
CT: 42.5%
28.6%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
0.5%±1.4Lowest
CT: 7.1%
6.4%±2.1Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.8
CT: 7.1%
Seymour and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,350±$8k
12% below CT
$68,958±$47kLowest
28% below CT
$107,708±$15kHighest
12% above CT
$81,205±$13k
15% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$196,200±$27kLowest
47% below CT
$370,000±$19kHighest
about the CT average
$258,800±$14k
29% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,247±$141
16% below CT
$1,608±$86Highest
8% above CT
$1,394±$187
6% below CT
Seymour and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922
41% below CT
$3,799
43% below CT
$6,635Highest
about the CT average
$3,688Lowest
44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
29.3%±13.7Lowest
CT: 52.6%
45.2%±17.3
CT: 52.6%
58.2%±16.8Highest
CT: 52.6%
Windsor Locks and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%
CT: 10%
11.6%Highest
CT: 10%
6.7%Lowest
CT: 10%
10.9%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
37.8%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
74.2%
CT: 66.5%
77.1%Highest
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1938Lowest
29 yrs older than CT
1973Highest
6 yrs newer than CT
1961
6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above CT
28 min
6% above CT
32 minHighest
21% above CT
22 minLowest
17% below CT
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
5.2%±4.6Lowest
CT: 16%
16.4%±3.5
CT: 16%
17.7%±3.7Highest
CT: 16%
Windsor Locks and Seymour 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 — #105 of 149 in CT #109 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS — Seymour School District Windsor Locks School District
High school in town Killingly High School — Seymour High School Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
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11.8Highest
8.9Lowest
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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.