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Killingly vs Holbrook vs Sutton 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).
Holbrook has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Sutton has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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.

MeasureKillinglyHolbrookSuttonWindsor Locks
People
Population
17,867Highest
11,380
9,452Lowest
12,579
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+5.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
42.8±3.2
10% above U.S.
44.3±2.5Highest
14% above U.S.
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
Sutton and Holbrook 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%
21.2%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Holbrook 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%
19.1%±3.2
U.S.: 17.2%
18.8%±3.2
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Killingly and Holbrook 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%
34.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
52.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.8Lowest
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±$8k
4% above U.S.
$115,210±$14k
43% above U.S.
$147,125±$25kHighest
82% above U.S.
$81,205±$13kLowest
about the U.S. average
Sutton and Holbrook 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.
$465,400±$21k
40% above U.S.
$523,100±$47kHighest
57% above U.S.
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
Sutton and Holbrook 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.
$1,094±$423
23% below U.S.
$1,190±$401
16% below U.S.
$1,394±$187Highest
about the U.S. average
Windsor Locks and Sutton 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.
$6,105
96% above U.S.
$6,763Highest
117% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
47.8%±18.7
U.S.: 51.1%
47.5%±24.4
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor Locks and Holbrook 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%
7.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84%
U.S.: 65.2%
89.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1957Lowest
23 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1961
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
38 minHighest
44% above U.S.
30 min
12% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.1%±3.3
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Sutton and Windsor Locks 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 #234 of 282 in MA #105 of 282 in MA #109 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Holbrook Sutton Windsor Locks School District
High school in town Killingly High School Holbrook Middle High School Sutton High School Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
14.3Highest
12.6
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.