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Killingly vs Killingworth vs Middlefield vs Windsor Locks
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).
Killingworth has the highest household income ($141k).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
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 | Killingworth | Middlefield | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 17,867Highest |
6,240 |
4,243Lowest |
12,579 |
| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
53.3±4.6Highest 30% above CT |
51.6±1.9 26% above CT |
41.4±2.6 about the CT average |
| Killingworth and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Killingly and Killingworth 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% |
25.5%±4.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
55.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
41.5% CT: 42.5% |
28.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
3.2%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Middlefield 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 12% below CT |
$140,655±$16kHighest 47% above CT |
$99,837±$20k 4% above CT |
$81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$446,200±$56kHighest 22% above CT |
$376,000±$27k about the CT average |
$258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
| Killingworth and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
— | $3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,394±$187 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922 41% below CT |
$6,550 about the CT average |
$6,853Highest 3% above CT |
$3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±15.8 CT: 52.6% |
85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
58.2%±16.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield 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 CT: 10% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.1% CT: 10% |
10.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
96.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
86.5% CT: 66.5% |
77.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1987Highest 20 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above CT |
24 min 10% below CT |
25 min 6% below CT |
22 minLowest 17% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
24%±6.8Highest CT: 16% |
10.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
17.7%±3.7 CT: 16% |
| Killingworth 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 | #29 of 149 in CT | #65 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 17 | Regional School District 13 | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | None in town | None in town | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
— | — | 8.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.