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Killingly vs Greenfield 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 expensive homes ($289k median).
Greenfield has the most renters (44.3% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyGreenfieldWindsor Locks
People
Population
17,867Highest
17,664
12,579Lowest
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
44.6±2.1Highest
15% above U.S.
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
Greenfield 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%
18.3%±1.9Lowest
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%
23.4%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Greenfield 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%
39.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Windsor Locks and Killingly 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
4% above U.S.
$55,614±$7kLowest
31% below U.S.
$81,205±$13k
about the U.S. average
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
13% below U.S.
$263,100±$16k
21% below U.S.
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
Killingly and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,107±$67
22% below U.S.
$1,394±$187Highest
about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$4,769Highest
53% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
63.2%±7.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Greenfield 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%
U.S.: 12.5%
15.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
55.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1947Lowest
33 yrs older than U.S.
1961
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
6% above U.S.
17 minLowest
34% below U.S.
22 min
17% below U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.9%±2.4
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor Locks and Greenfield 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 #257 of 282 in MA #109 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Greenfield Windsor Locks School District
High school in town Killingly High School Greenfield High Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Highest
10.9
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.