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Killingly vs Harvard vs Windsor Locks vs Seymour

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 youngest population (median age 39.5).
Harvard has the most people working from home (44.8%).
Windsor Locks has the shortest commute (22 min average).

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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.

MeasureKillinglyHarvardWindsor LocksSeymour
People
Population
17,867Highest
6,927Lowest
12,579
16,889
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+5.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
— —
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
44.1±4.7Highest
13% above U.S.
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
41.6±3
7% above U.S.
Harvard and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±4.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.3%±3.9
U.S.: 22%
Harvard and Killingly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.3%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7
U.S.: 17.2%
16.8%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
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%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
62%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
33.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
6.4%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Seymour 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.
$213,996±$24kHighest
165% above U.S.
$81,205±$13kLowest
about the U.S. average
$107,708±$15k
33% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$833,600±$54kHighest
151% above U.S.
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
$370,000±$19k
11% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,321±$424
7% below U.S.
$1,394±$187
about the U.S. average
$1,608±$86Highest
14% above U.S.
Seymour and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922
26% above U.S.
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
$6,635
113% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
72.5%±51.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8
U.S.: 51.1%
45.2%±17.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Harvard 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%
6.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
89.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
74.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1975Highest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
32 min
20% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
32 minHighest
21% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
44.8%±6.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
16.4%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #136 of 149 in CT #12 of 282 in MA #109 of 149 in CT #105 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Harvard Windsor Locks School District Seymour School District
High school in town Killingly High School The Bromfield High School Windsor Locks High School Seymour High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
11.0
8.9Lowest
11.8Highest
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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.