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Killingly vs Danielson vs Windsor vs Pomfret

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Windsor has the most people working from home (16.1%).
Pomfret has the most expensive homes ($409k median).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyDanielsonWindsorPomfret
People
Population
17,867
4,209Lowest
29,468Highest
4,317
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+2.6%
CT: +0.9%
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Median age
39.5±3
4% below CT
34.5±3.6Lowest
16% below CT
43.7±1.9
6% above CT
45.9±3.7Highest
12% above CT
Pomfret and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
18.9%±6.1Lowest
CT: 20.2%
19.2%±2.1
CT: 20.2%
23.1%±4.9Highest
CT: 20.2%
Pomfret and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4
CT: 18.5%
13.6%±4.9Lowest
CT: 18.5%
20%±2Highest
CT: 18.5%
17.8%±4.5
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+
22.9%
CT: 42.5%
11.5%Lowest
CT: 42.5%
43.2%
CT: 42.5%
50.8%Highest
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Lowest
CT: 7.1%
9.2%±6.6Highest
CT: 7.1%
5.9%±1.3
CT: 7.1%
5.6%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
Danielson and Windsor 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
$64,050±$15kLowest
33% below CT
$104,725±$8k
9% above CT
$108,476±$8kHighest
13% above CT
Pomfret and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$224,600±$13kLowest
39% below CT
$305,200±$11k
17% below CT
$409,100±$28kHighest
12% above CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
30% below CT
$1,235±$194
17% below CT
$1,681±$62Highest
13% above CT
$1,210±$300
19% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922Lowest
41% below CT
$4,009
40% below CT
$5,351
19% below CT
$5,903Highest
11% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
44.7%±17.1
CT: 52.6%
44.9%±10.9
CT: 52.6%
61.9%±15.3Highest
CT: 52.6%
Pomfret and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%
CT: 10%
21.1%Highest
CT: 10%
6.7%
CT: 10%
6%Lowest
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
CT: 66.5%
53%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
82.4%Highest
CT: 66.5%
80.5%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
1 yr newer than CT
1951Lowest
16 yrs older than CT
1970
3 yrs newer than CT
1978Highest
11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above CT
28 minHighest
7% above CT
21 minLowest
19% below CT
24 min
11% below CT
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
6.6%±5.3Lowest
CT: 16%
16.1%±3.2Highest
CT: 16%
13.2%±5.2
CT: 16%
Windsor and Pomfret 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 — #117 of 149 in CT #39 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS — Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District Pomfret School District
High school in town Killingly High School — Windsor High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Highest
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10.2Lowest
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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.