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Killingly vs Granby 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 renters (28.4% rent).
Granby has the highest household income ($119k).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).

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.

MeasureKillinglyGranbyWindsor Locks
People
Population
17,867Highest
6,080Lowest
12,579
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-2.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
—
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
46.3±4.2Highest
19% above U.S.
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
Granby 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%
13.7%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
Killingly and Windsor Locks 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%
20.5%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Granby 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%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
36.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
7.8%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Granby 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.
$119,297±$33kHighest
48% above U.S.
$81,205±$13kLowest
about the U.S. average
Granby 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.
$352,600±$16kHighest
6% above U.S.
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
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$1,394±$187Highest
about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$5,572Highest
79% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
100%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Granby and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1966
14 yrs older than U.S.
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
6% above U.S.
23 min
12% below U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
7.9%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #136 of 149 in CT #259 of 282 in MA #109 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Granby Windsor Locks School District
High school in town Killingly High School Granby Jr Sr High School Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Highest
11.0
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.