Compare towns
Killingly vs Lyme vs Windsor vs Montville
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).
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($630k median).
Windsor has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Montville has the most affordable homes ($286k 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 | Lyme | Windsor | Montville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 17,867 |
2,303Lowest |
29,468Highest |
17,950 |
| Median age | 39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
42.8±4.1 4% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
18.2%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Killingly and Windsor 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% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
17%±2.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
25.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Montville and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $84,350±$8kLowest 12% below CT |
$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
$96,454±$11k about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$285,600±$13kLowest 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
$1,681±$62 13% above CT |
$1,187±$99 20% below CT |
| Lyme and Windsor 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 |
$7,328Highest 10% above CT |
$5,351 19% below CT |
$4,565 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
41.4%±8.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor and Killingly 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% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
7.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
81.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above CT |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
5.5%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Lyme and Windsor 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 | — | #117 of 149 in CT | #95 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Regional School District 18 | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Montville School District |
| High school in town | Killingly High School | None in town | Windsor High School | Montville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
— | 10.2 |
9.2Lowest |
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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.