Compare towns
Killingly vs Baltic vs Windsor Locks vs Plainfield
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 expensive homes ($289k median).
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
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 | Killingly | Baltic | Windsor Locks | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 17,867Highest |
1,157Lowest |
12,579 |
15,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+0.9%Highest CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 39.5±3 4% below CT |
37.8±15.8 8% below CT |
41.4±2.6Highest about the CT average |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Killingly 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% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Killingly and Plainfield 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% |
18.2%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 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% CT: 42.5% |
28.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $84,350±$8kHighest 12% below CT |
$68,958±$47kLowest 28% below CT |
$81,205±$13k 15% below CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
| Killingly and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15kHighest 21% below CT |
$196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$258,800±$14k 29% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Killingly and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,247±$141 16% below CT |
$1,394±$187Highest 6% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Windsor Locks and Baltic 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 |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,209Highest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
29.3%±13.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Killingly 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% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
8.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6% CT: 66.5% |
37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
77.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above CT |
28 minHighest 6% above CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #136 of 149 in CT | — | #109 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | — | — | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | — | — | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
— | — | 10.3Lowest |
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| 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.