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Killingly vs Danielson vs Middleborough vs Windsor Locks

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Killingly has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Middleborough has the most expensive homes ($469k median).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).

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MeasureKillinglyDanielsonMiddleboroughWindsor Locks
People
Population
17,867
4,209Lowest
24,505Highest
12,579
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.5±3
about the U.S. average
34.5±3.6Lowest
11% below U.S.
43.4±2.1Highest
12% above U.S.
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
Middleborough 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
U.S.: 22%
18.9%±6.1
U.S.: 22%
18.8%±2.2
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
13.6%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.8%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Middleborough and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
11.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
32%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
9.2%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.5%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Danielson 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
4% above U.S.
$64,050±$15kLowest
21% below U.S.
$97,056±$7kHighest
20% above U.S.
$81,205±$13k
about the U.S. average
Middleborough and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$224,600±$13kLowest
32% below U.S.
$468,700±$18kHighest
41% above U.S.
$258,800±$14k
22% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,235±$194
13% below U.S.
$1,706±$72Highest
21% above U.S.
$1,394±$187
about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$4,009
29% above U.S.
$6,023Highest
93% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.7%±17.1
U.S.: 51.1%
57.2%±11.4
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor Locks and Middleborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
21.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
53%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
76.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1961
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
28 min
8% above U.S.
31 minHighest
18% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±5.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.6%±2.9
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor Locks and Middleborough 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 — #170 of 282 in MA #109 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS — Middleborough Windsor Locks School District
High school in town Killingly High School — Middleborough High Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
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11.3Highest
8.9Lowest
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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.