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Killingly vs Millbury vs Webster 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 youngest population (median age 39.5).
Millbury has the highest household income ($119k).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
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.

MeasureKillinglyMillburyWebsterWindsor Locks
People
Population
17,867Highest
13,961
17,748
12,579Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+4.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
39.5±3Lowest
about the U.S. average
42.6±3.1Highest
10% above U.S.
39.9±2.9
about the U.S. average
41.4±2.6
6% above U.S.
Millbury and Windsor Locks 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%
20.9%±3Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±2.9
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Millbury 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
U.S.: 17.2%
20.2%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.6%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
18.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Millbury 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
U.S.: 35.7%
36.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
25.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
4.6%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.8%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Windsor Locks and Webster 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.
$118,790±$13kHighest
47% above U.S.
$72,895±$6kLowest
10% below U.S.
$81,205±$13k
about the U.S. average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$288,600±$15k
13% below U.S.
$450,100±$19kHighest
35% above U.S.
$361,500±$12k
9% above U.S.
$258,800±$14kLowest
22% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$141Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,623±$232Highest
15% above U.S.
$1,228±$81
13% below U.S.
$1,394±$187
about the U.S. average
Millbury and Windsor Locks 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.
$5,406Highest
73% above U.S.
$3,999
28% above U.S.
$3,688Lowest
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.8%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
43.5%±12.5
U.S.: 51.1%
45.7%±6.7
U.S.: 51.1%
58.2%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor Locks and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
75.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
59.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1965
15 yrs older than U.S.
1962
18 yrs older than U.S.
1961Lowest
19 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
29 min
9% above U.S.
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±2.3
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±3.4
U.S.: 15.1%
8%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.7%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor Locks and Millbury 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 #202 of 282 in MA #271 of 282 in MA #109 of 149 in CT
School district Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS Millbury Webster Windsor Locks School District
High school in town Killingly High School Millbury Junior/Senior High Bartlett High School Windsor Locks High School
Students per teacherat that high school
11.1
11.3
11.6Highest
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.