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Killingly vs Hebron vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Killingly has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Hebron has the most people working from home (27.2%).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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.
| Measure | Killingly | Hebron | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,867 |
9,157Lowest |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
45.1±2.7Highest 10% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| Hebron 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% |
20.8%±3.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Hebron 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% |
18.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2Highest 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%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
52.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,350±$8kLowest 12% below CT |
$142,500±$23kHighest 49% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15kLowest 21% below CT |
$385,800±$15kHighest 5% above CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,635±$241 10% above CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Windsor and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$8,263Highest 24% above CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Hebron and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
4.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above CT |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 16% |
27.2%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #136 of 149 in CT | #28 of 149 in CT | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Hebron School District · Regional School District 08 | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | RHAM High School | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
9.3Lowest |
10.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.