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Killingly vs Middlefield vs Coventry 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).
Middlefield has the most expensive homes ($376k median).
Coventry has the highest household income ($108k).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).

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.

MeasureKillinglyMiddlefieldCoventryWindsor Locks
People
Population
17,867Highest
4,243Lowest
12,326
12,579
Median age
39.5±3Lowest
4% below CT
51.6±1.9Highest
26% above CT
45.4±3.8
10% above CT
41.4±2.6
about the CT average
Kids under 18
19.8%±2.3
CT: 20.2%
13.9%±4.1Lowest
CT: 20.2%
20.9%±3.2Highest
CT: 20.2%
18.6%±3.4
CT: 20.2%
Coventry 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%
25.5%±7.2Highest
CT: 18.5%
20.2%±3.3
CT: 18.5%
18.2%±2.7Lowest
CT: 18.5%
Middlefield and Coventry 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%
41.5%
CT: 42.5%
45%Highest
CT: 42.5%
28.6%
CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
CT: 7.1%
5.7%±2.4
CT: 7.1%
4.3%±2Lowest
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
$99,837±$20k
4% above CT
$108,213±$5kHighest
13% above CT
$81,205±$13kLowest
15% below CT
Coventry and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
21% below CT
$376,000±$27kHighest
about the CT average
$330,000±$23k
10% below CT
$258,800±$14kLowest
29% below CT
Middlefield and Coventry 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
$1,232±$330
17% below CT
$1,394±$187
6% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,922
41% below CT
$6,853Highest
3% above CT
$5,284
20% below CT
$3,688Lowest
44% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
CT: 52.6%
85.4%±52.1Highest
CT: 52.6%
62.7%±23.8
CT: 52.6%
58.2%±16.8
CT: 52.6%
Middlefield and Coventry 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%
8.1%
CT: 10%
5.1%Lowest
CT: 10%
10.9%
CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%Lowest
CT: 66.5%
86.5%
CT: 66.5%
90.7%Highest
CT: 66.5%
77.1%
CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Highest
1 yr newer than CT
1961Lowest
6 yrs older than CT
1966
1 yr older than CT
1961Lowest
6 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
5% above CT
25 min
6% below CT
27 min
about the CT average
22 minLowest
17% below CT
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
CT: 16%
10.9%±4.1Lowest
CT: 16%
15.6%±4.6
CT: 16%
17.7%±3.7Highest
CT: 16%
Windsor Locks and Coventry 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 #65 of 149 in CT #41 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 13 Coventry School District Windsor Locks School District
High school in town Killingly High School None in town Coventry High School Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1Highest
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9.9
8.9Lowest
On TownTapestry
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.